distant

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdɪstənt/

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Adjective

Positive distant

Comparative more distant

Superlative most distant

1. Distant is far away; at a distance.

   She liked to travel to distant places.

2. A distant person is someone who is hard to get to know.

   My best friend is so quiet and distant, even I don't know him too well sometimes.

Related words

• distance