distantadjective
uk/ˈdɪs.tənt/us/ˈdɪs.tənt/distant adjective (NOT CLOSE)
B2 far away:
a distant country
She could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.
C2 part of your family but not closely related:
a distant relative/cousin
in the distant past/future
far away in the past or future:
At some point in the distant future I would like to have my own house.
in the not-too-distant future
quite soon:
They plan to have children in the not-too-distant future.
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- In their little boat they planned to voyage to distant lands.
- She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.
- She said we were nearly there, but the island was still no more than a distant smudge on the horizon.
- Looking southeastwards, they could see the distant mountains.
- We could hear the rumble of distant thunder.
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Distant in space and time
- (in) the middle of nowhere idiom
- afar
- afield
- all/the four corners of the world/earth idiom
- anywhere
- as far as the eye can/could see idiom
- away
- beaten
- far
- furthest
- infinity
- light year
- light years away idiom
- lonely
- long-distance
- middle
- the back of beyond idiom
- virtually
- wide
- you're getting colder idiom
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Family: relations in general
In the future & soon
distant adjective (NOT FRIENDLY)
C1 used to describe someone who does not show much emotion and is not friendly:
She seemed cold and distant.
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Not being friendly
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive
- aloof
- antisocial
- asocial
- austere
- estranged
- forbidding
- frostily
- give sb the time of day idiom
- hostile
- impersonal
- mixer
- saturnine
- sour
- unwelcoming
- wintry
- with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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Not showing or feeling emotions