distant

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