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[ adjective ] separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance
Examples "the distant past" "distant villages" "the sound of distant traffic" "a distant sound" "a distant telephone call" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)It may be distant views of a valley or the mountains or natural features such as a small lake , colorful rock formations , or unusual trees . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work . (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)This suggests that the sampling period , particularly at the more distant locations , should have been increased . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)If the distant patron of the suburban branch has been frightened_away from downtown by traffic problems , however , the city store can only pressure the politicians to do something about the highways or await the completion of the federal highway program . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)It 's like focusing a camera ; the distant ship is n't there until you get the focus . Related terms close away deep out-of-town out-of-town extreme yonder far-flung nonadjacent far-flung distance |
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[ adjective ] far apart in relevance or relationship
Examples "a distant cousin" "a distant likeness" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Times_Square , when I ascended to_it with my fellow subway travellers ( all dressed as if for a huge wedding in a family of which we were all distant members ) , was nearly impassable , the sidewalks swarming_with celebrants , with bundled_up sailors and soldiers already hugging their girls and their rationed bottles of whiskey . |
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