Spanish Conversation · Level 120
60 words
Spanish word
lejano
Pronunciation
IPA/leˈxano/
Meaning
- adjectivedistant
Example
Este pueblo lejano tiene pocas tiendas.
This distant town has few shops.
More examples
En mis sueños viajo a un lejano país que nunca he visto.
In my dreams I travel to a distant country that I have never seen.
Core concept
Two people sitting far apart to show emotional distance.
Common phrases
recuerdo lejano
distant memory
en un futuro lejano
in a distant future
país lejano
distant country
Similar words
distante: Shows psychological or physical distance and adopts a cool, detached demeanor.
alejado: Away from a place or group and stands apart from the main area.
aislado: Isolated with minimal contact and lacks nearby connections or support.
Definition in Spanish
Señala separación temporal, afectiva o conceptual, además de la distancia física.
Word origin
From Latin longus plus the suffix -ānus, which yielded Spanish lejano and parallels in Italian lontano and French lointain.
Usage tips
- Applies to physical, temporal, or affective separation, so use lejano to qualify nouns (una relación lejana) and use lejos when saying that something is far away with a verb.