Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.

Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.

far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"

remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.

separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"

of gills that are widely spaced