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"
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" (同)remote
located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" (同)remote
separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" (同)remote, removed