2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distant \Dis"tant\, a. [F., fr L. distans, -antis, p. pr of
distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare
to stand See {Stand}.]
1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance;
away
One board had two tenons, equally distant. --Ex.
xxxvi 22.
Diana's temple is not distant far --Shak.
2. Far separated; far off not near remote; -- in place
time, consanguinity, or connection; as distant times;
distant relatives.
The success of these distant enterprises.
--Prescott.
3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial;
somewhat haughty; as a distant manner.
He passed me with a distant bow. --Goldsmith.
4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
Some distant knowledge. --Shak.
A distant glimpse. --W. Irving.
5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as a practice so
widely distant from Christianity.
Syn: Separate; far remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight;
faint; indirect; indistinct.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
distant
adj 1: 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" [ant: {close}]
2: far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin";
"a distant likeness" [ant: {close}]
3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile" [syn: {aloof}]
4: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or
future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern
times" [syn: {remote}, {removed}]
5: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a
remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed
from towns and cities" [syn: {remote}, {removed}]
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