DISTANT

• (adj.) 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"

• (adj.) far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

  "a distant cousin", "a remote relative", "a distant likeness", "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

  synonyms : remote

• (adj.) located far away spatially

  "distant lands", "remote stars"

  synonyms : remote

• (adj.) separate or apart in time

  "distant events", "the remote past or future"

  synonyms : remote , removed

• (adj.) remote in manner

  "stood apart with aloof dignity", "a distant smile", "he was upstage with strangers"

  synonyms : aloof , upstage

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