the property created by the space between two objects or points

a distant region; I could see it in the 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

[ Syn: length ]

indifference by personal withdrawal; emotional distance

[ Syn: aloofness ]

the interval between two times; the distance from birth to death; it all happened in the space of 10 minutes

[ Syn: space ]

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'

keep at a distance; we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living'

go far ahead of; He outdistanced the other runners

[ Syn: outdistance , outstrip ]