01 a. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.
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Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.“One board had two tenons, equally distant.” — Ex. xxxvi. 22.“Diana's temple is not distant far.” — Shak.
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Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.“The success of these distant enterprises.” — Prescott.
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Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.“He passed me with a distant bow.” — Goldsmith.
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Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.“Some distant knowledge.” — Shak.“A distant glimpse.” — W. Irving.
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Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.