Word: Distance
How to pronounce: ˈdɪstəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. An amount of space between two things or people.
Example sentences: "I bicycled the short distance home"
2. The full length of a race.
Example sentences: "He claimed the 10,000 meter title in only his second race over the distance"
3. The avoidance of familiarity; aloofness or reserve.
Example sentences: "A mix of warmth and distance makes a good neighbor"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature.
Example sentences: "Her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children"
Synonyms:
spacing
spacing interval
interval
range
way
remoteness
farness
aloofness
length
space
extent
breadth
reach
remove
difference
distinction
contrast
Antonyms:
proximity
vicinity
tance
shift
change
Derivations:
distant
distancing
distanced
distantly
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Distance in Other Languages...
Spanish: Distancia
German: Abstand
French: Distance
Italian: Distanza
Turkish: Mesafe
