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remoteness - 2 dictionary results

re⋅mote

  [ri-moht] adjective, -mot⋅er, -mot⋅est, noun
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–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 removēre 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 withdrawn.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')   
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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