distaunt
distaunt is the obsolete form of distant.
Meaning of distant
Adjective
distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant)
- Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
- We heard a distant rumbling but didn't pay any more attention to it. She was surprised to find that her fiancé was a distant relative of hers. His distant look showed that he was not listening to me.
- Synonyms:
- faraway
- Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
- Ever since our argument, she has been totally distant toward me.
- Synonyms:
- aloof, cold, cool, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, remote, standoffish
- Imported into a cable television system from a different market (and thus possibly incurring a copyright royalty).
- Any determination that a particular television signal is "distant" must, of course, be made with respect to its proximity to a specific local area, which we have termed the CATV community, […]1973, Cable Television, Rand Corporation
- Antonyms:
- local
Forms of distaunt
| comparative | more distaunt |
|---|---|
| superlative | most distaunt |
Questions about distaunt
- What is distaunt the obsolete form of?
- Distaunt is the obsolete form of distant.
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