meaning of distant
1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
6. 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
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Related Words
distant | distantial | distantly |
