English-Thai Dictionary

distant

ADJ ห่างไกล  ไกล ลับตา  far apart out of sight near close hang-kai

 

distantly

ADV อย่าง ห่างเหิน  remote yang-hang-kean

 

distantly

ADV อย่าง ห่างไกล  faraway yang-kang-kai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISTANT

a.[L., standing apart. ] 1. Separate; having an intervening space of any indefinite extent. One point may be less than a line or a hairs breadth distant from another. Saturn is supposed to be nearly nine hundred million miles distant from the sun.
2. Remote in place; as, a distant object appears under a small angle.
3. Remote in time, past or future; as a distant age or period of the world.
4. Remote in the line of succession or descent, indefinitely; as a distant descendant; a distant ancestor; distant posterity.
5. Remote in natural connection or consanguinity; as a distant relation; distant kindred; a distant collateral line.
6. Remote in nature; not allied; not agreeing with or in conformity to; as practice very distant from principles or profession.
7. Remote in view; slight; faint; not very likely to be realized; as, we have a distant hope or prospect of seeing better times.
8. Remote in connection; slight; faint; indirect; not easily seen or understood; as a distant hint or allusion to a person or subject. So also we say, a distant idea; a distant thought; a distant resemblance.
9. Reserved; shy; implying haughtiness, coldness of affection, indifference, or disrespect; as, the manners of a person are distant.

 

DISTANTLY

adv. Remotely; at a distance; with reserve.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISTANT

Dis "tant, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See Stand. ]

 

1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak.

 

2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott.

 

3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner. He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith.

 

4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. Some distant knowledge. Shak. A distant glimpse. W. Irving.

 

5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.

 

Syn. -- Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct.

 

DISTANTIAL

DISTANTIAL Dis *tan "tial, a.

 

Defn: Distant. [Obs. ] More distantial from the eye. W. Montagu.

 

DISTANTLY

DISTANTLY Dis "tant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: At a distance; remotely; with reserve.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

distant

dis tant |ˈdistənt ˈdɪstənt | ▶adjective 1 far away in space or time: distant parts of the world | I remember that distant afternoon. • [ predic. ] (after a measurement ) at a specified distance: the star is 30,000 light years distant from earth | the town lay half a mile distant. • (of a sound ) faint or vague because far away: the distant bark of some farm dog. • remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship: a distant acquaintance. • [ attrib. ] (of a person ) not closely related: a distant cousin. 2 (of a person ) not intimate; cool or reserved: his children found him strangely distant | she and my father were distant with each other. • remote; abstracted: a distant look in his eyes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin distant- ‘standing apart, ’ from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart ’ + stare ‘stand. ’

 

distant early warning

dis tant ear ly warn ing (abbr.: DEW ) ▶noun a radar system in North America set up during the Cold War for the early detection of a missile attack.

 

distantiate

distantiate |dɪˈstanʃɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] set or keep (something ) at a distance, especially mentally: Austen's aesthetic forms distantiate ideology. DERIVATIVES distantiation noun ORIGIN 1940s: based on Latin distantia ‘distance ’.

 

distantly

dis tant ly |ˈdistəntlē ˈdɪstəntli | ▶adverb far away: distantly he heard shouts. • not closely: they are distantly related to the elephants. • coolly or remotely: she smiled distantly.

 

distant signal

dis |tant sig ¦nal ▶noun a railway signal giving a warning of the condition of the next home signal.

 

Oxford Dictionary

distant

dis |tant |ˈdɪst (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 far away in space or time: distant parts of the world | I remember that distant afternoon. • [ predic. ] (after a measurement ) at a specified distance: the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth | the town lay half a mile distant. • (of a sound ) faint because far away: the distant bark of some farm dog. • remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship: a distant acquaintance. • [ attrib. ] (of a person ) not closely related: a distant cousin of the King. 2 (of a person ) not intimate; cool or reserved: his children found him strangely distant | she and my father were distant with each other. • not paying attention; remote: a distant look in his eyes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin distant- ‘standing apart ’, from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart ’ + stare ‘stand ’.

 

distant early warning

dis tant ear ly warn ing (abbr.: DEW ) ▶noun a radar system in North America set up during the Cold War for the early detection of a missile attack.

 

distantiate

distantiate |dɪˈstanʃɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] set or keep (something ) at a distance, especially mentally: Austen's aesthetic forms distantiate ideology. DERIVATIVES distantiation noun ORIGIN 1940s: based on Latin distantia ‘distance ’.

 

distantly

dis |tant ¦ly ▶adverb far away: distantly he heard shouts. • not closely: they are distantly related to the elephants. • coolly or remotely: she smiled distantly.

 

distant signal

dis |tant sig ¦nal ▶noun a railway signal giving a warning of the condition of the next home signal.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

distant

distant adjective 1 distant parts of the world: faraway, far off, far, far-flung, remote, out of the way, outlying, extrasolar. ANTONYMS near. 2 the distant past: long ago, bygone, olden; ancient, prehistoric; literary of yore, olden. ANTONYMS recent. 3 half a mile distant: away, off, apart. 4 a distant memory: vague, faint, dim, indistinct, unclear, indefinite, sketchy, hazy. ANTONYMS strong, clear. 5 a distant family connection: remote, indirect, slight. ANTONYMS close. 6 father was always distant: aloof, reserved, remote, detached, unapproachable; withdrawn, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unforthcoming, unresponsive, unfriendly; informal standoffish. ANTONYMS friendly, close. 7 a distant look in his eyes: distracted, absentminded, faraway, detached, distrait, vague; informal spacey. ANTONYMS attentive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

distant

distant adjective 1 distant parts of the world: faraway, far off, far; remote, out of the way, outlying, abroad, far-flung, obscure; isolated, cut off, off the beaten track. ANTONYMS near. 2 the distant past: long ago, bygone; ancient, prehistoric, antediluvian, immemorial; literary olden, of yore. ANTONYMS recent. 3 the town lay half a mile distant: away, off, apart, separated. 4 a distant memory: vague, faint, dim, faded, feeble; indistinct, obscure, unclear, uncertain, indefinite, indeterminate; confused, sketchy, hazy, rough. ANTONYMS strong, intense. 5 there is a distant family connection: remote, indirect, slight. ANTONYMS close. 6 my father was always very distant with me: aloof, reserved, remote, detached, unapproachable, stand-offish, keeping people at arm's length; withdrawn, restrained, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unforthcoming; cool, cold, frigid, chilly, icy, frosty; formal, stiff, stuffy, ceremonious, unresponsive, unfriendly, haughty, forbidding, austere. ANTONYMS friendly. 7 he had a distant look in his eyes: distracted, absent-minded, absent, faraway, detached, distrait, vague. ANTONYMS attentive. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD distant, remote, faraway, far off These words all describe something that is a long way away in space or time. ■ Distant is the most general and neutral word for something that is a long way away (fine views stretch to the distant mountains | the dim and distant past ). ■ Remote suggests isolation and inaccessibility rather than just distance (they went into hiding in a remote fishing village | areas remote from the coast ). ■ Faraway may emphasize the difficulty of getting somewhere, but often it also suggests an exotic and romantic quality (I dream of faraway exotic places ). It is always used before a noun in this sense. ■ A far-off place or time is often very different from one with which it is tacitly compared (an adventure story set in a far-off mystical land ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

distant

distant , ante adj. adjectif 1 Éloigné. : La ville est distante de 15 kilomètres. SYNONYME loin . 2 Réservé. : Un ton distant. SYNONYME froid .

 

Spanish Dictionary

distante

distante adjetivo 1 Que está a gran distancia en el espacio o en el tiempo :localidades más distantes a la capital iniciaron en los años sesenta y setenta un crecimiento vertiginoso; dejó de mover la cola y se perdió en el bosque, hacia un silbido distante .2 [persona ] Que se muestra frío, poco amistoso y no se presta a un trato íntimo :el pequeño Zácaro estaba distante, con las manos en los bolsillos, y en lugar de mirar a la colina miraba a los niños .3 Que es frío, poco amistoso o no se presta a un trato íntimo :una mirada distante; hace años que su relación es distante .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

distant

dis tant /dɪ́st (ə )nt /〖dis (離れて )stant (立つ )〗(名 )distance 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 a. (距離的に ) «…から » 遠い , 遠方の «from » (↔near ); 〖名詞 の前で 〗遠くにある, 遠方から [へ ]の ; 〖数詞の後ろで 〗 «…から » …だけ離れて, …の距離の [で ] «from » (!(1 )farより心理的側面に注目する語. (2 )具体的な数詞を伴うときはfarではなくdistantを用いる ) ▸ They are standing 10 meters distant from one another .｟かたく ｠彼らは互いに10メートル離れて立っている (≒ ｟よりくだけて ｠… 10 meters away from ….)▸ the distant figure of a woman 遠くに見える女性の姿 ▸ The roar of the waves sounds distant .波のうねりが遠くに聞こえる b. 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(時間的に )遠い ; 遠い過去の 〈記憶など 〉▸ in the distant [not too distant ] future 遠い [近い ]将来に ▸ in the (dim and ) distant past 遠い過去に ▸ a distant memory 遠い昔の思い出 2 〖be ～〗〈人 態度 表情などが 〉冷ややかな, よそよそしい ▸ Eric always seems a little distant .エリックはいつもちょっとよそよそしい感じだ .3 «…から » かけ離れた «from » ; 〖名詞 の前で 〗遠縁の 〈親戚 親類など 〉(↔close 2 )▸ distant relatives [cousins ]遠い親戚 (→cousin 2 )4 〈視線 表情などが 〉遠くを見るような, ぼんやりとした ▸ a distant look 遠くを見るような目つき

 

distantly

d í s tant ly 副詞 1 ｟主に文 ｠(距離的 時間的に )遠く (に ), 離れて .2 ぼんやりと, おぼろげに, かすかに .3 冷淡に, よそよそしく .4 遠縁で [に ]▸ be distantly related to A A 〈人など 〉の遠縁にあたる .