distance
dis·tance (dis′təns)
noun
- the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness
- a gap, space, or interval between two points, lines, objects, etc.
- an interval between two points in time
- the length of a line between two points the distance between Paris and Rome
- a remoteness in relationship; dissimilarity; disparity the distance between wealth and poverty
- a remoteness in behavior; coolness of manner; reserve
- a remote point in space away in the distance
- a faraway point of time at this distance we cannot know Neanderthal man
- Painting the depicting of distance, as in a landscape
- Horse Racing a space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course
Etymology: ME distaunce < OFr distance < L distantia < distans, prp. of distare, to stand apart < dis-, apart + stare, stand
transitive verb distanced -·tanced, distancing -·tanc·ing
- to place or hold at some distance
- to place (oneself) at an emotional distance from something
- to cause to be at a mental or emotional distance from an audience, reader, etc.
- to do better or more than; leave behind; outdo; outdistance
go the distance
keep at a distance
keep one's distance
distance
n.
A degree or quantity of space
interval, gap, reach, span, range, remoteness, mileage, yardage, footage; see also expanse, extent, length 1, 2.A place or places far away
background, horizon, as far as the eye can see, sky, heavens, outer space, the blue, far lands, outpost, outskirts, foreign countries, new worlds, other worlds, strange places, distant terrain, foreign terrain, unknown terrain, objective, the country, beyond the horizon, ends of the earth, antipodes, jumping-off place, the beyond, the back of beyond, the sticks*. see also country 1.Antonyms
neighborhood*, surroundings*, neighbors. A measure of space
mile, statute mile, English mile, rod, yard, foot, inch, kilometer, meter, centimeter, millimeter, micrometer, league, fathom, ell, span, hand, cubit, furlong, block, way, ways*, a stone's throw*, as the crow flies*, down the road a piece*, spitting distance*, whoop and a holler*, long haul*; see also inch 1, measure 1, mile.Aloofness
remoteness, coolness, reserve, restraint; see indifference 1, reserve 2.
go the distance<strong>
keep at a distance
keep one's distance<strong>
Preposition: of
- meter: He was able to receive signals over a distance of some 100 meters.
- mile: POINTS OF INTEREST 1. Peter Scott's Way runs from Sutton Bridge to King's Lynn, a distance of 10 miles.
Converse of object
- walk: Around The Ground: There are two pubs in short walking distance from the ground, both situated at hotels.
- travel: You may be lucky enough to have such a breeder within easy traveling distance.
- commute: And in Peterborough, homes for sale are advertised as " within commuting distance of London " , 78 miles away.
Adjective modifier
- short: These are within a short distance of the railroad.
- long: The hunted animal can be chased for long distances by hunts, maybe for ten or more miles.
- considerable: At one time both sides of the canal were lined with mills for a considerable distance.
- striking: Daydream is within striking distance of some sites that are well worth visiting.
- safe: I'm going to admire them from a safe distance.
- easy: There are also many restaurants, of all types, within easy walking distance.
Modifies a noun
- learning: Step 3 Study at Home for your NVQ plumbing theory course through distance learning.
- runner: I coach high school distance runners and middle distance runners.
- selling: Distance selling and online trading Advice from Trading Standards including advice about how to make your business website conform to the relevant regulations.
- learner: Increasingly students today are working part time, or are distance learners.
- footpath: Holy Island is the end point of the popular St Cuthbert's Way long distance footpath which begins in Melrose in the Scottish borders.
Noun used with modifier
- walking: There are also many restaurants, of all types, within easy walking distance.
- separation: This was 80 times the separation distances used for crop trials of GM oilseed rape in the UK.
- driving: The 3 Golf Courses in Cyprus are all located in Paphos at a short driving distance from Queens Gardens.
- marathon: You can usually find our runners at local races - ranging from 5km track sessions up to full marathon distances ( & occasionally beyond!
If he knew where he was going, it is not apparent from this distance. He fell down a great deal during this period, because of a trick he had of walking into himself.
At distance I forgive thee, go with that.
Golf is a game that is played on a five inch courseöthe distance between your ears.
The distance does not matter; it is only the first step that counts.
'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue.
The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appearö Their coming back seems possible For manyan ardent year.
Au contraire de l'Europe¤ en classique, le Ne¤ gro-Africain ne se distingue pas de l'objet, il ne le tient pas a' distance, il ne le regarde pas, il ne l'analyse pas Il le touche, il le palpe, il le sent. Unliketheclassical European, the Black-Africandoesnot distinguish himself from an object. He does not hold it at a distance, he does not look at it, he does not examine it He touches it, he fingers it, he feels it.
To watch a football game is to be in prolonged neurotic doubt as to what you're seeing. It's more like an emergency happening at a distance than a game.
I'm hitting the driver so good,Igotta dial the operator for long distance after I hit it.
Freedom is only the distance between the hunter and his prey.
With eyes up-raised, as one inspired, Pale Melancholy sate retired, And from her wild sequestered seat, In notes by distance made more sweet, Poured thro'the mellow horn her pensive soul.
There may be dead ground in between; and I may not have got The knack of judging a distance; I will only venture A guess that perhaps between me and the apparent lovers, (Who, incidentally, appear by now to have finished,) At seven o'clock from the houses, is roughly a distance Of about one year and a half.
The love of field and coppice, Of green and shaded lanes, Of ordered woods and gardens Mackellar whiteman likeshimor not.If thewhiteman says he does, he is instantlyöand usually quite rightlyömistrusted. Is running in your veins. Strong love of grey-blue distance Brown streams and soft, dim skiesöI know but cannot share it, My love is otherwise. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terrorö The wide brown land for me!
There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit.Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply callisthenics with words.
I didn't go to the moon, I went much furtheröfor time is the longest distance between two places.
TheTyranny of Distance.
Die Szenen unsers Lebens gleichen den Bildern in groÞer Mosaik, welche in der N a« he keineWirkung tun, sondern von denen man fern stehn muss, um sie sch o« n zu finden. Thescenes ofour liferesemble picturesinrough mosaic; theyareineffective fromcloseup, and havetobe viewed from a distance if theyare to seem beautiful.
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kingsönor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it. Andöwhich is moreöyou'll be a Man, my son!
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