separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.-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.-indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.-not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from christianity.