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Word: Distantness
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century; earliest use found in Nathan Bailey (d. 1742), lexicographer and schoolmaster. From distant + -ness
Definition:
The quality or state of being distant or remote; specifically avoidance of familiarity; reserve; aloofness.
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