adjective
- far away in space or time
- not closely related
- not friendly or warm in manner; aloof
Examples
- The mountains looked beautiful in the distant horizon.
- She has only distant memories of her childhood home.
- They are distant cousins who rarely see each other.
- His distant relative left him a small inheritance.
- After the argument, she seemed cold and distant.
- The teacher noticed the student’s distant behavior in class.
- We could hear the distant sound of thunder approaching.