Distance Meaning and Definition


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Distance meaning

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


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