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re·mote
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rɪˈmoʊt
/
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ri-
moht
]
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adjective,
-mot·er,
-mot·est,
noun
adjective
1.
far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away:
the remote jungles of Brazil.
2.
out-of-the-way; secluded:
a remote village; a remote mountaintop.
3.
distant in time:
remote antiquity.
4.
distant in relationship or connection:
a remote ancestor.
5.
operating or controlled from a distance, as by
remote control
:
a remote telephone answering machine.
EXPAND
6.
far off; abstracted; removed:
principles remote from actions.
7.
not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential:
the remote causes of the war.
8.
slight or faint; unlikely:
not the remotest idea; a remote chance.
9.
reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial.
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noun
10.
Radio
and
Television
.
a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
11.
remote control
(
def. 2
)
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ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Latin
remōtus,
past participle of
removēre
to move back;
see
remove
,
motion
Related forms
re·mote·ly,
adverb
re·mote·ness,
noun
un·re·mote,
adjective
un·re·mote·ly,
adverb
un·re·mote·ness,
noun
Synonyms
2.
sequestered, isolated, removed, apart, solitary.
8.
inconsiderable.
9.
withdrawn.
Antonyms
1.
close, near.
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remote
(rɪˈməʊt)
—
adj
1.
located far away; distant
2.
far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way
3.
distant in time
4.
distantly related or connected:
a remote cousin
5.
removed, as from the source or point of action
6.
slight or faint (esp in the phrases
not the remotest idea, a remote chance
)
7.
(of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted
8.
operated from a distance; remote-controlled:
a remote monitor
[C15: from Latin
remōtus
far removed, from
removēre
, from
re-
+
movēre
to move]
re'motely
—
adv
re'moteness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
remote
c.1420, from L. remotus "afar off, remote," pp. of removere "move back or away" (see
remove
). Remote control is recorded from 1904.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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