Emily Dickinson Lexicon

distance (-s), n. [OFr < L. distāntia, standing apart, separation, remoteness, difference.] (webplay: angle, becoming, behind, common, enemy, field, great, haughtiness, heaven, hour, leave, natural, periods, place, separation, sun, time, view, world, year).

1. Aloofness; remoteness; detachment; formality; objectivity.
2. Inaccessibility; unavailability; succession.
3. Abstention; abstinence; fasting; scarcity.
4. Chance; possibility; far from actuality.
5. Length; stretch; interval; space between two objects.
6. Withdrawal; transfer; separation from loved ones; moving to another dimension.
7. Difference; reserve; coldness; aloofness; alienation of heart.
8. Lifetime; experiences of life.
9. Extent; span of time.