Distant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɡɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪstənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪstənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɡɚz/.

Examples

distant villages
the sound of distant traffic
a distant sound

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

removed aloof remote upstage

Antonyms

close

Parts of Speech

adjective	separated in space or coming from or going to a distance “distant villages”
adjective	far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship “a distant cousin”
adjective	remote in manner “stood apart with aloof dignity”
adjective	separate or apart in time “distant events”
adjective	located far away spatially “distant lands”

Word Forms

distance	noun	a remote point in time
aloofness	noun	a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
remoteness	noun	the property of being remote

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entfernt

im Raum getrennt oder aus der Ferne kommend oder in die Ferne gehend

🇫🇷French

loin

séparé dans l'espace ou venant ou allant à distance

🇪🇸Spanish

distante

separados en el espacio o viniendo o yendo a una distancia

🇮🇹Italian

distante

separati nello spazio o provenienti o diretti a distanza

🇳🇱Dutch

afstandelijk

gescheiden in de ruimte of komend van of gaand naar een afstand

🇵🇹Portuguese

distante

separados no espaço ou vindos ou indo para longe

🇷🇺Russian

далекий

разделенные в пространстве или идущие или идущие на расстояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूरस्थ

अंतरिक्ष में अलग होना या दूर से आना या जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

দূরবর্তী

মহাকাশে বিচ্ছিন্ন বা দূরত্ব থেকে আসা বা যাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

தொலைவில்

விண்வெளியில் பிரிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது இருந்து வருகிறது அல்லது தூரத்திற்கு செல்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరం

అంతరిక్షంలో వేరు చేయబడింది లేదా దూరం నుండి రావడం లేదా వెళ్లడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दूर

अंतराळात विभक्त होणे किंवा दूरवर येणे किंवा जाणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર

અવકાશમાં અલગ અથવા દૂરથી આવવું અથવા જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರದ

ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ದೂರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകലെ

ബഹിരാകാശത്ത് വേർപിരിഞ്ഞു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വരുന്നതോ ദൂരത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ

ਸਪੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دور

خلا میں الگ ہونا یا دور سے آنا یا جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遥远

在空间上分开或来自或去往很远的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

遠い

空間的に離れている、または遠くから来る、または遠くへ行く

🇰🇷Korean

먼

공간적으로 분리되어 있거나 멀리서 오거나 멀리 가거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa xôi

tách biệt trong không gian hoặc đến từ hoặc đi đến một khoảng cách

🇹🇭Thai

ห่างไกล

แยกจากกันในที่ว่างหรือมาจากหรือไปไกล

🇮🇩Indonesian

jauh

terpisah dalam ruang atau datang dari atau pergi ke suatu jarak

🇵🇭Filipino

malayo

nakahiwalay sa kalawakan o nagmumula o papunta sa malayo

🇲🇾Malay

jauh

terpisah di angkasa atau datang dari atau pergi ke suatu jarak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بعيد

منفصلين في الفضاء أو قادمين من مسافة بعيدة أو ذاهبين إليها

🇮🇷Persian

دور

در فضا از هم جدا شده یا از راه دور می آیند یا می روند

🇹🇷Turkish

mesafe

uzayda ayrılmış veya uzaktan gelen veya uzağa giden

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָחוֹק

מופרדים בחלל או באים או הולכים למרחקים

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The primary meaning of 'distant' is 'separated in space or coming from or going to a distance'.

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'distant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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