dis·tant /ˈdɪstənt/
1. 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"
synset: distant
2. 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. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
synset: aloof, distant, upstage
4. separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
synset: distant, remote, removed
5. located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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