<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.</li><li>apart or far off in time: distant centuries past.</li><li>remote or far apart in any respect: a distant relative.</li><li>reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial: a distant greeting.</li><li>arriving from or going to a distance, as a communication, journey, etc.: I have here a distant letter from Japan.</li></ul>