distantness

State of being afar

Distantness is the quality of being distant—physically far away or emotionally removed.

The word usually describes interpersonal coldness or aloofness: There was a distantness in her manner that made conversation difficult.

Distance is far more common for both literal and figurative remoteness; distantness emphasizes the quality as a personal trait.

emotional

coldness

Low temperature state

remoteness · withdrawal · disengagement · indifference · coolness · standoffishness · unapproachability · frigidity · formality · impersonality

relational

estrangement

Emotional separation between people

drift · rift · breach · remove · gulf · chasm · divide · severance · isolation · detachment

physical

remoteness

Quality of being faraway

isolation · gap · spacing · expanse · stretch · breadth · span · interval · vastness · length

temporal

remoteness

Quality of being faraway

separation · interval · span · gap · stretch · length · bygone · faraway · elapsed · historical

Opposites
physical space

distantnessnearness

State of being close

closeness · proximity · adjacency · propinquity · immediacy

emotional/interpersonal manner

distantnesswarmth

Heat you feel

closeness · friendliness · approachability · affability · affection

relational intimacy

distantnesscloseness

State of proximity

intimacy · affection · connection · attachment · familiarity

Family

distance, distant, distances, distancing, distanced, distantly, equidistant

Familiarity
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