transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdis-tənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart, be distant, from dis- + stare to stand — more at stand
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : separated in space : away
a mile distant
b. : situated at a great distance : far-off
a distant galaxy
c. : separated by a great distance from each other : far apart
d. : far behind
finished a distant third
2. : separated in a relationship other than spatial
a distant cousin
the distant past
3. : different in kind
from two very distant backgrounds
4. : reserved or aloof in personal relationship : cold
was distant and distracted
5.
a. : going a long distance
distant voyages
b. : concerned with remote things
distant thoughts
• dis·tant·ly adverb
• dis·tant·ness noun