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(adj)
Distant; remote in space.
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Distant.
Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread.
At a distance; disconnected.
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
(archaic or dialect) The farther, the more distant of two choices.
Separated in time, space, or degree.
(adv)
(dated or dialectal) yonder.
Beyond what is obvious or evident.
(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
Alternative form of out of town.
(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
Not adjacent.
having only distant social or legal ties
From a place, hence.
At a distance, far away.
Remote, either in time or space.
(n)
The quality of being remote.
Alternative spelling of far-off. [Remote, either in time or space.]
Over a great length or distance.
Operating, or capable of operating, over a great distance.
That which is outermost.
Outside; external.
Relatively remote from some central location.
Alternative spelling of long haul. [(usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.]
Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
Physically close.
Having a broad range, scope, or influence.
Unimportant.
Isolated; excluded; estranged.
(obsolete) Large, great.
Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
able to be foreseen or anticipated
Not available.
Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish
Unable to be reached; impossible to attain.
Vague or ill-defined.
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
A mounted person.
An outlying settlement.
(countable) An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
Relating to a meridian (in various senses); meridional.
Any interconnected group or system.
(nautical) Designed and equipped to be capable of sailing on an ocean.
(v)
(ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
(transitive) Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun, sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
(psychology) Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people.
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Hidden, isolated, remote.
Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.
Not able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.
Remote or secluded.
In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.
One who participates, attends, or works remotely; a remote worker; a teleworker.
Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
(informal) Oneself alone.
(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit
Within a shorter distance.
(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance
(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.) [superlative form of far: most far]
In shadow; darkened by shadows.
(superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near
Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
Difficult to understand; abstruse.
(archaic) One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper
In a distinct manner.
When compared to other entities.
Adjacent, near, close by.
In terms of geography.
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
made uninhabitable
A female given name from English, reasonably popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Not accessible or able to be reached.
Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
In an unsettling manner.
(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.