Distant - Definition

adj 1: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance;
"distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a
distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" [ant: close]
2: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a
distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness";
"considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
[syn: distant, remote] [ant: close]
3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn:
aloof, distant, upstage]
4: separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past
or future" [syn: distant, remote, removed]
5: located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"
[syn: distant, remote]