distant


distant (http://definr.com/distant)

     adj 1: separated in space or time or coming from or going to a
            distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the
            sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a
            distant telephone call" [ant: close]
     2: far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin";
        "a distant likeness" [ant: close]
     3: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
        distant smile" [syn: aloof]
     4: far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or
        future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern
        times" [syn: remote, removed]
     5: far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a
        remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed
        from towns and cities" [syn: remote, removed]