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3 dictionary results for: remoteness
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re·mote       [ri-moht] Pronunciation Key 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.
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.
–noun
10.Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
11.remote control (def. 2).
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L remōtus, ptp. of removére to move back; see remove, motion]

—Related forms
re·mote·ly, adverb
re·mote·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. sequestered, isolated, removed, apart, solitary. 8. inconsiderable. 9. withdrawn.
—Antonyms 1. close, near.
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re·mote       (rĭ-mōt')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   re·mot·er, re·mot·est
    1. Located far away; distant in space.
    2. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.
  2. Distant in time: the remote past.
  3. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.
  4. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.
  5. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.
  6. Distant in manner; aloof.
  7. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.
  8. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.

n.  
  1. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.
  2. A remote control device.


[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre, to remove; see remove.]

re·mote'ly adv., re·mote'ness n.
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remoteness

noun
1. the property of being remote [syn: farness] [ant: closeness] 
2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [syn: aloofness] 

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