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distante

Pronunciation: /disˈtante/

“distante” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. distant (space or time)
  2. detached, aloof, standoffish

In Spanish

  1. Que tiene o toma cierta distancia (cantidad de espacio o de tiempo) respecto de otro ser, punto o elemento; que dista.
  2. Que está o se percibe lejos, no cerca de determinado referente.
  3. Que evita la comunicación, el trato, la emotividad o la amistad íntima.
  4. Que tiene una diferencia apreciable respecto de otro ser o elemento con que se compara; que dista de él.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distantem.

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