Dis'tant, a.
a. [Lat. distans, p. pr. of distare, to stand apart, to be separate or distant, from prefix dis and stare, to stand; Fr. distant, It. & Sp. distante.]
Sense 1. Separate; having an intervening space of whatever extent. One board had two tenons equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. Dana's temple is not distant far. Shak.
Sense 2. Far separated; not near; remote;—in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. “The success of these distant enterprises.” Prescott.
Sense 3. Reserved in manners; cold; not cordial; as, distant behavior.
Sense 4. Indistinct; faint; obscure;—as from distance. “Some distant knowledge.” Shak. “A distant glimpse.” Irving.
Sense 5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
Synonyms—Separate; far; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct; shy; cool.