a. [ F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See Stand. ] 1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. [ 1913 Webster ] One board had two tenons, equally distant. Ex. xxxvi. 22. [ 1913 Webster ] Diana's temple is not distant far. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. [ 1913 Webster ] The success of these distant enterprises. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner. [ 1913 Webster ] He passed me with a distant bow. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. [ 1913 Webster ] Some distant knowledge. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] A distant glimpse. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity. Syn. -- Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
