# distant

Pronunciation: say "DIS-tuhnt" /ˈdɪstənt/

## Adjective

1. Far off, whether in physical space, in time, or in mental or logical relation.
   - Simple: Far away in space, time, or thought.
   - _From the hilltop they admired the distant city lights below._
   - _Her memory of that distant summer had faded into a blur._
2. Cool and reserved toward others, showing little emotion or holding back one's real feelings.
   - Simple: Cold and unwilling to show real feelings to other people.
   - _Ever since the argument, she had been cold and distant with her colleagues._
   - _He became distant whenever anyone asked about his childhood._
3. Of a broadcast signal or station, brought in from another market and carried on a local cable TV system, which may make a copyright royalty payable.
   - Simple: Brought into a local cable TV system from a different area's channels.
   - _The operator paid extra fees for carrying a distant signal from another region._
   - _Regulators tracked how many distant stations each cable system imported._

## Origin

It was inherited from Middle English "distaunt", from Old French "distant", which came from Latin "distāns".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/distant (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).