Hyphenation of distant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dis-tant

Definitions of distant:

1.	Separated in space or coming from or going to a distance Distant villages The sound of distant traffic A distant sound A distant telephone call
2.	Far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship A distant cousin A remote relative A distant likeness Considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics
3.	Remote in manner Stood apart with aloof dignity A distant smile He was upstage with strangers
4.	Separate or apart in time Distant events The remote past or future
5.	Located far away spatially Distant lands Remote stars

Synonyms of distant:

adj	distant, away, deep, extreme, far-flung, out-of-town, yonder, yon, nonadjacent
adj	distant, faraway, loosely knit, remote, removed, removed, ulterior
adj	aloof, upstage, reserved
adj	remote, removed, far
adj	remote, removed, far

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.