distant
adj 1: 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" [ant: {close}]
2: far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin";
"a distant likeness" [ant: {close}]
3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile" [syn: {aloof}]
4: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or
future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern
times" [syn: {remote}, {removed}]
5: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a
remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed
from towns and cities" [syn: {remote}, {removed}]