N. distance, space, remoteness, farness, far-cry to,
longinquity,
elongation, offing,
background, remote region, removedness,
parallax, reach, span,
stride, outpost,
outskirt, horizon,
aphelion, foreign parts, ultima thule, ne plus ultra,
antipodes, long range, giant's stride,
dispersion, length, cosmic distance, light-years
V. be distant, extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to, range, remain at a distance, keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of, stay away, keep one's distance', distance, distance oneself from
Adj. distant, far off, far away, remote,
telescopic,
distal, wide of, stretching to,
yon,
yonder,
ulterior,
transmarine, transpontine,
transatlantic,
transalpine,
tramontane,
ultramontane,
ultramundane,
hyperborean,
antipodean, inaccessible, out of the way, unapproached, unapproachable,
incontiguous Adv. far off, far away,
afar, afar off, off, away, a long way off, a great way off, a good way off, wide away,
aloof, wide of, clear of, out of the way, out of reach, abroad,
yonder, farther, further, beyond, outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away", from pole to pole, to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth, out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark, a far cry to, apart,
asunder, wide apart, wide asunder, longo intervallo, at arm's length
Phr. "distance lends enchantment", "it's a long long way to tipperary", out of sight, out of mind
N. height, altitude, elevation, eminence, pitch,
loftiness,
sublimity, tallness,
stature,
procerity, prominence,
colossus,
giant,
grenadier,
giraffe,
camelopard, mount, mountain, hill alto,
butte,
monticle, fell,
knap, cape,
headland,
foreland,
promontory, ridge, hog's back,
dune, rising ground, vantage ground, down,
moor,
moorland,
alp, uplands, highlands, heights &c. (summit), 210,
knob,
loma, pena, picacho,
tump,
knoll,
hummock,
hillock,
barrow,
mound,
mole, steeps,
bluff,
cliff,
craig,
tor,
peak,
pike,
clough,
escarpment, edge,
ledge,
brae, dizzy height, tower,
pillar, column,
obelisk, monument,
steeple,
spire,
minaret,
campanile,
turret, dome,
cupola, skyscraper, pole,
pikestaff,
maypole,
flagstaff, top mast, topgallant mast,
ceiling, high water, high tide, flood tide, spring tide,
altimetry, batophobia,
satellite, spy-in-the-sky
V. be high, tower,
soar, command,
hover, hover over, fly over, orbit, be in orbit, cap,
culminate,
overhang, hang over,
impend,
beetle,
bestride,
ride, mount,
perch,
surmount, cover, overtop, stand on tiptoe, become high, grow higher, grow taller,
upgrow, rise, send into orbit, render high,
heighten Adj. high, elevated, eminent,
exalted, lofty, tall, gigantic,
patagonian, towering,
beetling,
soaring, hanging, elevated, upper, highest, high reaching,
insessorial,
perching,
upland,
moorland, hilly,
knobby, mountainous, alpine,
subalpine, heaven kissing, cloudtopt, cloudcapt, cloudtouching,
aerial, overhanging,
incumbent, overlying,
superincumbent,
supernatant,
superimposed, prominent &c. c, 250, tall as a maypole, tall as a poplar, tall as a steeple,
lanky Adv. on high, high up,
aloft, up, above,
aloof, overhead, airwind,
upstairs, abovestairs, in the clouds, on tiptoe, on stilts, on the shoulders of, over head and ears, breast high, over, upwards, from top to bottom
Phr. e meglio cader dalle finistre che dal tetto
V. be incurious, have no curiosity, take no interest in, mind one's own business
Adj. incurious,
uninquisitive, indifferent, impassive, uninterested, detached,
aloof N. indifference,
neutrality, coldness,
anaphrodisia,
unconcern,
insouciance,
nonchalance, want of interest, want of earnestness,
anorexy,
anorexia,
inappetency,
apathy,
supineness,
disdain,
recklessness, inattention,
anaphrodisiac,
antaphrodisiac, lust-quencher, passion- queller
V. be indifferent, stand neuter, take no interest in, have no desire for, have no taste for, have no relish for, not care for, care nothing for, care nothing about, not care a straw about, not care a fig for, not care a whit about, not mind, set at naught,
spurn Adj. indifferent, cold,
frigid,
lukewarm, cool, cool as a cucumber, unconcerned,
insouciant,
phlegmatic,
pococurante, easygoing, devil- may-care, careless, listless,
lackadaisical,
half-hearted, unambitious,
unaspiring, undesirous,
unsolicitous, unattracted,
aloof, unapproachable, remote, uncaring, unattractive,
unalluring, undesired, undesirable, uncared for, unwished, unvalued, all one to,
insipid, vain
Adv. for aught one cares
Phr. i couldn't care less, i could care less, anything will do, es macht nichts
Int. never mind, who cares? whatever you like, whatever