Noun | 1. | distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points |
2. | distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance" | |
3. | distance - 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. | ![]() Synonyms: aloofness | |
5. | distance - the interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes" Synonyms: space | |
6. | distance - 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" | |
Verb | 1. | distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" |
2. | distance - go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners" Synonyms: outdistance, outstrip |