DISTANT
\dˈɪstənt], \dˈɪstənt], \d_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of DISTANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"
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steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
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Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
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Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
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Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
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Far separated; far off; not near; remote; - in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
By Oddity Software
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Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
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Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
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Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
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Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
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Far separated; far off; not near; remote; - in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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