"lointain" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-lointain.ogg Forms: lointaine [feminine], lointains [masculine, plural], lointaines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French loingtien, from Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longē. Compare Italian lontano. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|loingtien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French loingtien, {{inh+|fr|fro|loingtien}} Inherited from Old French loingtien, {{inh|fr|VL.|*longitānus}} Vulgar Latin *longitānus, {{inh|fr|la|longē}} Latin longē, {{cog|it|lontano}} Italian lontano Head templates: {{fr-adj}} lointain (feminine lointaine, masculine plural lointains, feminine plural lointaines)
  1. (of a place, usually literary) distant, remote, far-off Tags: literary, usually Synonyms: distant, éloigné
    Sense id: en-lointain-fr-adj-zxZBIQ-G Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 7 44
  2. (figuratively) distant Tags: figuratively Synonyms: absent, détaché, distant
    Sense id: en-lointain-fr-adj-XFd3wcZt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lointainement Related terms: loin, long

Noun [French]

IPA: /lwɛ̃.tɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-lointain.ogg Forms: lointains [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French loingtien, from Vulgar Latin *longitānus, from Latin longē. Compare Italian lontano. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|loingtien|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French loingtien, {{inh+|fr|fro|loingtien}} Inherited from Old French loingtien, {{inh|fr|VL.|*longitānus}} Vulgar Latin *longitānus, {{inh|fr|la|longē}} Latin longē, {{cog|it|lontano}} Italian lontano Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} lointain m (plural lointains)
  1. a far-off place Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lointain-fr-noun-I-PfTcgX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 49 7 44

Inflected forms

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