lointain

French

Etymology

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 lointainesdistant lands
    lointaines campagnesdistant countryside
  2. (figuratively) distant
    Synonyms: absent, détaché, distant
    Antonym: présent
    • 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.
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    une expression lointaine(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Noun

lointain m (plural lointains)

  1. a far-off place
    dans le lointainin the distance

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