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Definitions for Distance

[1] the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
[2] the state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness.
[3] a linear extent of space: Seven miles is a distance too great to walk in an hour.
[4] an expanse; area: A vast distance of water surrounded the ship.
[5] the interval between two points of time; an extent of time: His vacation period was a good distance away.
[6] remoteness or difference in any respect: Our philosophies are a long distance apart.
[7] an amount of progress: We've come a long distance on the project.
[8] a distant point, place, or region.
[9] the distant part of a field of view: a tree in the distance.
[10] absence of warmth; reserve: Their first meeting in several years was hampered by a certain distance between them.
[11] Music . interval(def 6) .
[12] aesthetic distance.
[13] Horse Racing . (in a heat race) the space measured back from the winning post that a horse must reach by the time the winner passes the winning post or be eliminated from subsequent heats.
[14] Mathematics . the greatest lower bound of differences between points, one from each of two given sets.
[15] Obsolete . disagreement or dissension; a quarrel.
[16] to leave behind at a distance, as at a race; surpass.
[17] to place at a distance.
[18] to cause to appear distant.
[19] go the distance , (in horse racing) to be able to run well in a long race. Informal . to finish or complete something, especially something difficult, challenging, or requiring sustained effort.
[20] keep at a distance , to treat coldly or in an unfriendly manner.
[21] keep one's distance , to avoid becoming familiar or involved; remain cool or aloof.
[22] the intervening space between two points or things
[23] the length of this gap
[24] the state of being apart in space; remoteness
[25] an interval between two points in time
[26] the extent of progress; advance
[27] a distant place or time he lives at a distance from his work
[28] a separation or remoteness in relationship; disparity
[29] geometry the length of the shortest line segment joining two points the length along a straight line or curve
[30] the distance the most distant or a faraway part of the visible scene or landscape
[31] horse racing British a point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post British any interval of more than 20 lengths between any two finishers in a race US the part of a racecourse that a horse must reach in any heat before the winner passes the finishing line in order to qualify for later heats
[32] go the distance boxing to complete a bout without being knocked out to be able to complete an assigned task or responsibility
[33] keep one's distance to maintain a proper or discreet reserve in respect of another person
[34] the distant parts of a picture, such as a landscape
[35] middle distance (in a picture) halfway between the foreground and the horizon (in a natural situation) halfway between the observer and the horizon
[36] (modifier) athletics relating to or denoting the longer races, usually those longer than a mile a distance runner
[37] to hold or place at a distance
[38] to separate (oneself) mentally or emotionally from something
[39] to outdo; outstrip

Words related to Distance

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Origin of Distance

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin distantia, equivalent to distant- (see distant) + -ia -y3; replacing Middle English destaunce < Anglo-French

Other words from Distance

dis·tance·less , adjective

Synonyms for Distance

area, gap, length, orbit, radius, scope, separation, size, space, span, stretch, width, absence, ambit, amplitude, bit, breadth, compass, expanse, extension, extent, farness, heavens, hinterland, horizon, lapse, objective, outpost, outskirts, provinces, purlieu, purview, reach, remoteness, remove, sky, spread, sweep, way, country mile, far piece, good ways