Lontananza is not a common word, formerly it was used mostly in a poetic sense, or to in turn designate an object or something in particular that is far from human sight or perception; but it should be noted that it has been losing this use over time, that is to say that today it is not widely heard in the vocabulary of society. The famous dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy describes the term distance as an adverbial phrase that alludes to "far away, used only when talking about things that, because they are so far away, can hardly be distinguished."
The word lontananza is an old voice taken from the Italian entry “lontananza” which means “distance”; This is formed from a suffix that refers to quality, which is "anza" derived from the Latin "antia" that refers to the "quality of an agent", but is preceded by the adjective of Italian roots "lontano" that It is equivalent in our language as something "distant", "isolated" or "isolated", this coming from the contraction of the vulgar Latin "longitanus", which also makes the French voice "lointain"; for its part to word, etymologically it is usually associated with an Indo-European root described as "del", so it can be said that the word has an extensive history in terms of its construction.
Another use that is generally given in the distance, is found in the artistic field or in relation to paintings, which is the furthest or most distant point from the main plane of a painting or artistic work.
Finally, lontananza is known as a famous song performed by an Italian composer, guitarist and actor named Domenico Modugno, performed in both languages, in Spanish and Italian.
