distant in WordNet English dictionary

1. remote in manner
   "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
   aloof  distant  upstage 
   
2. separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
   "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
   distant 
   
3. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
   "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"
   distant  remote 
   
4. located far away spatially
   "distant lands"; "remote stars"
   distant  remote 
   
5. separate or apart in time
   "distant events"; "the remote past or future"
   distant  remote  removed