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Definition of: distant
(dis′tənt) 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
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