(1):

(a.) Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.

(2):

(a.) Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.

(3):

(a.) Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.

(4):

(a.) Far separated; far off; not near; remote; - in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives.

(5):

(a.) Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.