Definitions for distant
Overview of adj distant
The adj distant has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (33) distant
(separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call")
2. (2) distant, remote
(far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics")
3. aloof, distant, upstage
(remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers")
4. distant, remote, removed
(separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future")
5. distant, remote
(located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars")
