distantness

English

Etymology

distant +‎ -ness

Noun

distantness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being distant or remote.
   • 2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 190:

     Back then, her distantness seemed dreamy. Romantic, even.

Related terms

• remoteness
• aloofness
• reservedness