(1):
(a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.
(2):
(a.) Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
(3):
(a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.
(4):
(a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; - in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.
(5):
(a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.