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Definition of: distant

(distənt) adjective
1. Separated in space or time; far apart; not closely related in qualities or in position; far away; remote.
2. Reserved or unapproachable; formal.
3. In distinct; faint.
4. Not obvious or plain; in direct. See synonyms under ALIEN, HAUGHTY. [<F <L distans, -antis, ppr. of distare <dis- apart + stare stand]
—dis′tant·ly
adverb

Most often used phrases:

distant relative
distant cousin
distant past
distant future
distant third
distant second
distant relatives
distant objects
miles distant
distant planet
distant star
distant galaxies
distant early
distant places
distant cousins

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Statistical data

"distant" has the frequency of use of 0.0014% on city-data.com forum

"distant" has the frequency of use of 0.0015% on en.wikipedia.org.

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