remote

[ ri-moht ]

/ rɪˈmoʊt /

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adjective, re·mot·er, re·mot·est.

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.

noun

Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.

remote control(def 2).

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Origin of remote

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

SYNONYMS FOR remote

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 withdrawn.

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ANTONYMS FOR remote

1. close, near.

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Related forms

re·mote·ly, adverbre·mote·ness, nounun·re·mote, adjectiveun·re·mote·ly, adverb

un·re·mote·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for remote

In a remote location with little means for economic development, the Brogpas have cultivating this identity to their advantage.
The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The remote controlled flying craft has gone from covert military ops to a communal backyard hobby.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday|Charlie Gilbert|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a tiny, remote Chinese village, an ancient Roman bloodline may live on.
The Chinese Town Descended From Romans?|Nina Strochlic|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a remote corner of China, one village tells a strange lineage tale.
The Chinese Town Descended From Romans?|Nina Strochlic|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some critics have made the same sorts of arguments about the remote and effete president.
The McConnell Friend Obama Just Hired|Jonathan Miller|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The remote ancestors of the fox or of the crow were doubtless less shrewd and cunning than the crows and the foxes of to-day.
Ways of Nature|John Burroughs
In other words, the Devil is a myth coming out of the terrible darkness of remote ages.
Handbook of Freethought|Various
His magnetized telegraph wire stretched from one room to another located in a remote part of the building.
The Age of Big Business|Burton J. Hendrick
She laid no claim to the title of a Blue—she had not the most remote idea of being considered a literary lady.
Mark Hurdlestone|Susanna Moodie
This gallery, at the remote end from the body of the castle, closes with a stair case.
Secresy|E. (Eliza) Fenwick

British Dictionary definitions for remote

remote

/ (rɪˈməʊt) /

adjective

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

Derived Formsremotely, adverbremoteness, noun

Word Origin for remote

C15: from Latin remōtus far removed, from removēre, from re- + movēre to move

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Word Origin and History for remote

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.

remote

adjective, re·mot·er, re·mot·est.

noun

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