distant

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪst(ə)nt/

adjective

  • 1far away in space or time: distant parts of the world I remember that distant afternoon
  • [predic.] (after a measurement) at a specified distance: the star is 30,000 light years distant from Earth the town lay half a mile distant
  • (of a sound) faint because far away: the distant bark of some farm dog
  • remote or far apart in resemblance or relationship: a distant acquaintance
  • [attributive] (of a person) not closely related: a distant cousin of the King
  • 2(of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved: his children found him strangely distant she and my father were distant with each other
  • not paying attention; remote: a distant look in his eyes

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin distant- 'standing apart', from the verb distare, from dis- 'apart' + stare 'stand'