distance meaning and definition

DISTANCE noun

Definition of distance (noun)

1. the property created by the space between two objects or points
2. a distant region
   • "I could see it in the distance"
3. size of the gap between two places
   • "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
   • synonyms: length
4. indifference by personal withdrawal
   • "emotional distance"
   • synonyms: aloofness
5. the interval between two times
   • "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
   • synonyms: space
6. a remote point in time
   • "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"

DISTANCE verb

Definition of distance (verb)

1. keep at a distance
   • "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
2. go far ahead of
   • "He outdistanced the other runners"
   • synonyms: outdistance, outstrip