distantly

1. 1.

   from or at a distance

   “dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness”

Questions about distantly

What does distantly mean?

distantly means "from or at a distance".

How many syllables are in distantly?

distantly has 3 syllables and divides as di-stant-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is distantly a common word?

distantly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.