lointain

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French loingtien, from Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longē. Compare Italian lontano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/
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Adjective

lointain (feminine lointaine, masculine plural lointains, feminine plural lointaines)

  1. (of a place, usually literary) distant, remote, far-off
    Synonyms: distant, éloigné
    Antonym: proche
    terres lointaines ― distant lands
    lointaines campagnes ― distant countryside
  2. (figuratively) distant
    Synonyms: absent, détaché, distant
    Antonym: présent
    une expression lointaine ― a distant expression
    • 2015, Fréro Delavega, Ton visage:
      Que n’ai-je? Une planche de salut, loin du métro, de son raffut. Les yeux rivés sur le rivage oublier ton lointain visage.
      What do I not have? A lifeline, far from the metro and all that racket. My eyes glued to the shore to forget your distant face.

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Noun

lointain m (plural lointains)

  1. a far-off place
    dans le lointain ― in the distance

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