Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middle distance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle dis-tance
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The central portion of a picture in terms of depth, between the foreground and background.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see middle, distance.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

middle distances (plural)

Phrases

middle-distance

Frequently Paired Words

middle-distance

Synonyms

middle ground midground

Questions

What does middle distance mean?
The central portion of a picture in terms of depth, between the foreground and background.

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