remoter

[ri-moht]

re·mote

[ri-moht] adjective, re·mot·er, re·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.
COLLAPSE
noun
10.
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
11.
remote control (def. 2).

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Remoter is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre to move back; see remove, motion

re·mote·ly, adverb
re·mote·ness, noun
un·re·mote, adjective
un·re·mote·ly, adverb
un·re·mote·ness, noun


2. sequestered, isolated, removed, apart, solitary. 8. inconsiderable. 9. withdrawn.


1. close, near.

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