middle distance
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middle distance
noun middle distances
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The central portion of a picture in terms of depth, between the foreground and background.
The atmosphere beneath is languorous, and is so tinged with azure that what artists call the middle distance partakes also of that hue, while the horizon beyond is of the deepest ultramarine.
Similar: middle ground, midground
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see middle, distance. I won't go right on either. I'll just hang about in the middle distance to keep you up to the mark.
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noun central portion of a picture in terms of depth
| 中文 | 中景 zhōngjǐng |
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Talk about this word "middle distance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/middle%20distance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. middle distance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20distance "middle distance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20distance.Cite this
@misc{middle_distance_2026,
title = {middle distance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20distance},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
