What part of speech is distant?

Distant can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. distant is an adjective.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more distant
    most distant
  • Positive: distant 
  • Comparative: more distant
  • Superlative: most distant

Adjective to adverb

What does distant mean?

Definitions

Adjective

distant - 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"
distant - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
distant - separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
distant - located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"
distant - remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

Examples of distant

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Distant villages.
2. adj. The sound of distant traffic.
3. adj. A distant sound.
4. adj. A distant telephone call.
5. adj. A distant cousin.
6. adj. A distant likeness.
7. adj. Distant events.
8. adj. Distant lands.
9. adj. A distant smile.
10. adj. At some point in the not so distant future, the Houson and London credit departments need to speak in order that each understands the "philosophy" behind credit analysis for the omnibus and master transactions.
11. adj. We can see distant objects with a telescope.
12. adj. Distant things look blurred.
13. adj. We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
14. adj. Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.
15. adj. You need not have come all the way from such a distant place.
Sentence  
adj.
Distant villages.
The sound of distant traffic.
A distant sound.
A distant telephone call.
A distant cousin.
A distant likeness.
Distant events.
Distant lands.
A distant smile.
At some point in the not so distant future, the Houson and London credit departments need to speak in order that each understands the "philosophy" behind credit analysis for the omnibus and master transactions.
We can see distant objects with a telescope.
Distant things look blurred.
We saw the gleam of a distant lighthouse.
Watching television changes the role of the fans by making their participation more passive and distant.
You need not have come all the way from such a distant place.

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