adj indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
2. distant ·adj separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
3. distant ·adj not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from christianity.
4. distant ·adj reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
5. distant ·adj far separated; far off; not near; remote;
in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.