dis·tance
n.
- The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space
- The fact or condition of being apart in space; remoteness
- (...)
- The extent of space between points on a measured course
- (...)
- A point or area that is far away
- A depiction of a such a point or area
- A stretch of space without designation of limit; an expanse
- The extent of time between two events; an intervening period
- A point removed in time
- (...)
- An amount of progress
- Difference or disagreement
- Emotional separateness or reserve; aloofness.
tr.v. dis·tanced, dis·tanc·ing, dis·tanc·es - To place or keep at or as if at a distance
- To cause to appear at a distance
- To leave far behind; outrun
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
"Do we need distance to get close?"
(Sarah Jessica Parker)
Distance
Were you to cross the world, my dear,
To work or love or fight,
I could be calm and wistful here,
And close my eyes at night.
It were a sweet and gallant pain
To be a sea apart;
But, oh, to have you down the lane
Is bitter to my heart.
Dorothy Parker
