The distant is something that is far away in time or space . Said distance, therefore, can be temporal or geographical.
For example: “The singer's last album is already very far away: he hasn't presented new songs in eight years,” “I would like to visit a distant country that has customs different from ours,” “In the not-so-distant past, this “The city was prosperous thanks to agriculture.”
That which is distant, therefore, is separated or separated . Of course, this name depends on the perspective or position of the person making the rating.
In addition to those already mentioned, there are other words that can function as synonyms for distant. This would be the case of distant, remote, retired or separated. On the contrary, among its antonyms we find close or close, for example.
For those who live in Bolivia , Malaysia is a distant country. On the other hand, an inhabitant of Thailand will not consider Malaysia that way since it is a neighboring nation. Likewise, in 2018 2016 is not mentioned as a distant year, although 2016 will be distant for those who live in 2640 .
A distant relationship , meanwhile, is remote . The great-grandson of Juan 's grandfather's cousin, to mention one name, is a distant relative of Juan himself.
Distant is also linked to the faint or slight : “My new neighbor has a distant resemblance to Cristiano Ronaldo,” “I have a distant memory of my grandmother's house.”
When something is unlikely or difficult to do, finally, it can also be described as distant: “Thinking about raising the cup is something far away,” “Analysts see it as far from possible for the economy to grow this year,” “Living off of literature .” It seemed very far away to me a few years ago, and now I already have three books on the list of best-sellers.”
In the same way, we cannot ignore that it is also used to give a name to a specific stage in history. We are referring to the Wild West, also known as the Old West. And this expression refers to the set of historical events that took place during the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century throughout the development of the United States border towards the Pacific Ocean area.
The gold rush, the Louisiana Purchase, the war against Mexico and even the annexation of Texas are some of the events that occurred during the Wild West, where a series of important figures stood out. Specifically, among them we can highlight people such as the bison hunter Buffalo Bill (1846 - 1917), the chief of the Sioux tribe Sitting Bull (1831 - 1890), sheriff Wyatt Earp (1848 - 1929), the American explorer Calamity Jane (1852 – 1903) or the cowboy turned outlaw Billy “the Kid” (1859 – 1881), among others.
The Wild West has greatly inspired the world of cinema. Good examples of this are films such as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966), “Death Had a Price” (1965), “Tombstone” (1993), “The Quick and the Dead” (1995)…