distance
nouns
the property created by the space between two objects or points
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
is an attribute of
located at a great distance in time or space or degree
"we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
is an attribute of
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
"near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
is an attribute of
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
"distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
is an attribute of
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
"close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
a distant region
"I could see it in the distance"
size of the gap between two places
"the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
indifference by personal withdrawal
"emotional distance"
is derived from
the interval between two times
"the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
is derived from
a remote point in time
"if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
verbs
keep at a distance
"we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
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