What does distance mean?

distance means "the property created by the space between two objects or points". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distance?

distance has 2 syllables: dis-tance. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪstəns/.

What is another word for distance?

Close synonyms include length, aloofness, space, outdistance, outstrip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is distance a common word?

distance is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with distance?

1 word rhymes with distance. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

distance — meaning, pronunciation and 8 definitions

noun

6 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
Broaderspacing
Narrowerway piece mean distance farness nearness wavelength focal distance hyperfocal distance leap span
2.
a distant region
“I could see it in the distance”
Broaderregion
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”
Synonymslength
Broadersize
Narrowerleg arm's length gauge light time skip distance wingspan wingspread altitude
4.
indifference by personal withdrawal
“emotional distance”
Synonymsaloofness
Broaderindifference
5.
the interval between two times
“the distance from birth to death”
“it all happened in the space of 10 minutes”
Synonymsspace
Broadertime interval
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”
Broaderpoint

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
keep at a distance
“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”
Broaderkeep
2.
go far ahead of
“He outdistanced the other runners”
Synonymsoutdistance outstrip
Broaderleave behind

Other forms of distance

plural: distances·
past tense: distanced·
present participle: distancing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about distance

What does distance mean?: distance means "the property created by the space between two objects or points". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in distance?: distance has 2 syllables: dis-tance. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪstəns/.
What is another word for distance?: Close synonyms include length, aloofness, space, outdistance, outstrip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is distance a common word?: distance is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with distance?: 1 word rhymes with distance. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for distance come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

6 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
Broaderspacing
Narrowerway piece mean distance farness nearness wavelength focal distance hyperfocal distance leap span
2.
a distant region
“I could see it in the distance”
Broaderregion
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”
Synonymslength
Broadersize
Narrowerleg arm's length gauge light time skip distance wingspan wingspread altitude
4.
indifference by personal withdrawal
“emotional distance”
Synonymsaloofness
Broaderindifference
5.
the interval between two times
“the distance from birth to death”
“it all happened in the space of 10 minutes”
Synonymsspace
Broadertime interval
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”
Broaderpoint

verb

2 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
keep at a distance
“we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living”
Broaderkeep
2.
go far ahead of
“He outdistanced the other runners”
Synonymsoutdistance outstrip
Broaderleave behind

Other forms of distance

plural: distances·
past tense: distanced·
present participle: distancing·

Questions about distance

What does distance mean?: distance means "the property created by the space between two objects or points". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in distance?: distance has 2 syllables: dis-tance. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪstəns/.
What is another word for distance?: Close synonyms include length, aloofness, space, outdistance, outstrip. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is distance a common word?: distance is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with distance?: 1 word rhymes with distance. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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