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distant
(mass) | distant
- vzdialený |
distant
(encz) | distant,vzdálený Pavel Machek; Giza |
Distant
(gcide) | Distant \Dis"tant\, a. [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.
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One board had two tenons, equally distant. --Ex.
xxxvi. 22.
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Diana's temple is not distant far. --Shak.
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2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place,
time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times;
distant relatives.
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The success of these distant enterprises.
--Prescott.
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3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial;
somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
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He passed me with a distant bow. --Goldsmith.
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4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
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Some distant knowledge. --Shak.
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A distant glimpse. --W. Irving.
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5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so
widely distant from Christianity.
Syn: Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight;
faint; indirect; indistinct.
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distant
(wn) | distant
adj 1: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance;
"distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a
distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: close]
2: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a
distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness";
"considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
[syn: distant, remote] [ant: close]
3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn:
aloof, distant, upstage]
4: separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past
or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed]
5: located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"
[syn: distant, remote] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
distant
(mass) | distant
- vzdialený |
become more distant
(encz) | become more distant,vzdalovat se |
distant
(encz) | distant,vzdálený Pavel Machek; Giza |
distantly
(encz) | distantly,vzdáleně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
equidistant
(encz) | equidistant,stejně vzdálený adj: VP |
equidistantly
(encz) | equidistantly, |
Distantial
(gcide) | Distantial \Dis*tan"tial\, a.
Distant. [Obs.]
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More distantial from the eye. --W. Montagu.
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Distantly
(gcide) | Distantly \Dis"tant*ly\, adv.
At a distance; remotely; with reserve.
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Equidistant
(gcide) | Equidistant \E`qui*dis"tant\, a. [L. aequidistans, -antis;
aequus equal + distans distant: cf. F. ['e]quidistant.]
Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing. --
E`qui*dis"tant*ly, adv. --Sir T. Browne.
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Equidistantly
(gcide) | Equidistant \E`qui*dis"tant\, a. [L. aequidistans, -antis;
aequus equal + distans distant: cf. F. ['e]quidistant.]
Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing. --
E`qui*dis"tant*ly, adv. --Sir T. Browne.
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Inequidistant
(gcide) | Inequidistant \In*e`qui*dis"tant\, a.
Not equally distant; not equidistant.
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distant
(wn) | distant
adj 1: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance;
"distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a
distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: close]
2: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a
distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness";
"considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
[syn: distant, remote] [ant: close]
3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn:
aloof, distant, upstage]
4: separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past
or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed]
5: located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"
[syn: distant, remote] |
distantly
(wn) | distantly
adv 1: from or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded
in the stillness" |
equidistant
(wn) | equidistant
adj 1: the same distance apart at every point |
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