distant
adjective
[ ˈdɪst(ə)nt ]
• far away in space or time.
• "distant parts of the world"
Similar:
faraway,
far off,
far,
remote,
out of the way,
outlying,
abroad,
far-flung,
obscure,
isolated,
cut off,
off the beaten track,
long ago,
bygone,
ancient,
prehistoric,
antediluvian,
immemorial,
olden,
of yore,
away,
off,
apart,
separated,
• (of a person) not intimate; cool or reserved.
• "his children found him strangely distant"
Similar:
aloof,
reserved,
remote,
detached,
unapproachable,
stand-offish,
keeping people at arm's length,
withdrawn,
restrained,
reticent,
taciturn,
uncommunicative,
undemonstrative,
unforthcoming,
cool,
cold,
frigid,
chilly,
icy,
frosty,
formal,
stiff,
stuffy,
ceremonious,
unresponsive,
unfriendly,
haughty,
forbidding,
austere,
mean-looking,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin distant- ‘standing apart’, from the verb distare, from dis- ‘apart’ + stare ‘stand’.
