distant

Comparative

more distant

Superlative

most distant

1. 1.Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

   • We heard a distant rumbling but didn't pay any more attention to it. She was surprised to find that her fiancé was a distant relative of hers. His distant look showed that he was not listening to me.

2. 2.Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.

   • Ever since our argument, she has been totally distant toward me.

3. 3.Imported into a cable television system from a different market (and thus possibly incurring a copyright royalty).

   • Finally, there will be those unusual situations where a signal is distant to part of a CATV system and local to the rest of it.

Overall

Uncommon· #3244

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• remote