lointain

Il vient d'un pays lointain et inconnu.

He comes from a distant and unknown country.

Dans un passé lointain, ce village était très grand.

In a distant past, this village was very large.

On entend le bruit lointain de la mer.

We hear the distant sound of the sea.

Son regard est devenu lointain et triste.

His gaze became distant and sad.

C'est un cousin lointain de ma mère.

He is a distant cousin of my mother.