distante

/disˈtante/ · B2 · adj

distant

🔭 distante = dis (apart) + stante (standing): standing apart, far off or aloof

From Latin distans, 'standing apart' (dis- apart + stare to stand). Whatever stands apart is far away in space or time, and a person who stands apart emotionally is aloof. English 'distant' is the same word.

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