Distant

Distant
Distant Dis"tant, a. [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare to stand. See {Stand}.] 1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away. [1913 Webster]

One board had two tenons, equally distant. --Ex. xxxvi. 22. [1913 Webster]

Diana's temple is not distant far. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives. [1913 Webster]

The success of these distant enterprises. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner. [1913 Webster]

He passed me with a distant bow. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance. [1913 Webster]

Some distant knowledge. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

A distant glimpse. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]

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

Syn: Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight; faint; indirect; indistinct. [1913 Webster]


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