remote
[ri-moht]
- far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
- out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop.
- distant in time: remote antiquity.
- distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor.
- operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine.
- far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions.
- not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war.
- slight or faint; unlikely: not the remotest idea; a remote chance.
- reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial.
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- Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- remote control(def 2).
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Origin of remote
Synonyms
See more synonyms for remote on Thesaurus.com2. sequestered, isolated, removed, apart, solitary. 8. inconsiderable. 9. withdrawn.
Antonyms
1. close, near.
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Examples from the Web for remote
Contemporary Examples
In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.
The remote controlled flying craft has gone from covert military ops to a communal backyard hobby.
In a tiny, remote Chinese village, an ancient Roman bloodline may live on.
In a remote corner of China, one village tells a strange lineage tale.
Some critics have made the same sorts of arguments about the remote and effete president.
Historical Examples
I beg, that I may not be sacrificed to projects, and remote contingencies.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
Until now he had kept his place in the remote corner of the balcony.
The DreamEmile Zola
He took up a point as remote as might be from the personal appeal.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
Their surprise was great; for they had not the most remote idea of her intentions.
Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
And how, poor Alice, in that remote village, was chance to throw him in your way?
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
remote
- located far away; distant
- far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way
- distant in time
- distantly related or connecteda remote cousin
- removed, as from the source or point of action
- slight or faint (esp in the phrases not the remotest idea, a remote chance)
- (of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted
- operated from a distance; remote-controlleda remote monitor
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Word Origin
C15: from Latin remōtus far removed, from removēre, from re- + movēre to move
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Word Origin and History for remote
adj.
mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.
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