Definitions for distance

Definitions for (noun) distance

Main entry: distance

Definition: the property created by the space between two objects or points


Main entry: length, distance

Definition: size of the gap between two places

Usage: the distance from New York to Chicago; he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points


Main entry: distance, aloofness

Definition: indifference by personal withdrawal

Usage: emotional distance


Main entry: distance

Definition: a distant region

Usage: I could see it in the distance


Main entry: space, distance

Definition: the interval between two times

Usage: the distance from birth to death; it all happened in the space of 10 minutes


Main entry: distance

Definition: a remote point in time

Usage: 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


Definitions for (verb) distance

Main entry: outdistance, outstrip, distance

Definition: go far ahead of

Usage: He outdistanced the other runners


Main entry: distance

Definition: keep at a distance

Usage: we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living


Visual thesaurus for distance