[adjective] separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
[adjective] far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"
[adjective] remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" Synonyms:aloof, upstage
[adjective] far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" Synonyms:remote, removed
[adjective] far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities" Synonyms:remote, removed