Definition of distant

• a. - Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
• a. - Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
• a. - Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
• a. - Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
• a. - Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.