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    Lontananza (en. Offing)

    /lon.ta.nan.θa/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A great distance or remoteness.
    The distance between the mountains made them seem more majestic.
    La lontananza entre las montañas hacía que parecieran más majestuosas.
    Quality of being far in time or space.
    The distance made me reflect on my childhood.
    La lontananza me hizo reflexionar sobre mi infancia.
    Sensation of remoteness, often associated with nostalgia.
    Looking at the horizon provoked an intense distance within me.
    Mirar al horizonte me provocó una intensa lontananza.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'longitudo', which means distance.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    at a great distance
    at great distance or far in time.
    a larga lontananza
    to look into the distance
    to think or contemplate what is far away or in the past.
    mirar a la lontananza
    without remoteness or distance
    which is present or near, without distance.
    sin lejanía ni lontananza

    Related Words

    remoteness
    State of being far or distant.
    lejanía
    distance
    Space that exists between two points.
    distancia
    remote
    Which is far away or distant from a place or time.
    remoto

    Slang Meanings

    To be on a distant planet.
    When people say they are in the distance, it's as if they are from another world.
    Cuando la gente dice que está en la lontananza, es como si fuera de este mundo.
    To get lost in distant thoughts.
    I was so distracted, it seemed like I was in the distance.
    Estaba tan distraído, parecía que estaba en la lontananza.