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Remoteness

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Noun

1. farawayness, farness, remoteness

the property of being remote

2. aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness

a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Remoteness

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adjective
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

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Remoteness

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adjectiveWord forms: reˈmoter or reˈmotest
1. 
distant in space; far off; far away
2. 
far off and hidden away; secluded
3. 
far off in (past or future) time
a remote ancestor
4. 
distant in connection, relation, bearing, or the like
a question remote from the subject
5. 
distantly related by blood or marriage
a remote cousin
6. 
distant in human relations; aloof
remote and cold in his manner
7. 
slight; faint
a remote chance
8. 
not immediate or primary; far removed in influence
the remote causes
9.  Computing
of or by means of a terminal, etc. located some distance away from the computer and therefore requiring a communication line
noun
10.  Radio and Television
a usually live broadcast originating outside a studio
11. 
remote control (sense 2)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Remoteness

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adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est
1.
a. Located far away; distant in space.
b. 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. Computers 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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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