adj.
- far away in space or time.
▸at a specified distance:
the town lay half a mile distant.
▸(of a sound) faint because far away.
- remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship.
▸(of a person) not closely related:
a distant cousin.
- cool or reserved.
▸not paying attention; abstracted:
a distant look.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from L. distant-, distare ‘stand apart’.