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