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.

(of an electronic device or technical process) operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote camera.

not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential: the remote causes of the war.

slight or faint; unlikely: The committee doesn't have the remotest idea of how to address the basic issue.So with two games remaining, we actually have a remote chance of making the play-offs.

noting or relating to work, schooling, or other activities that take place away from their usual place, site, or building: The company allows remote work for freelancers, but full-time employees are expected to work on site.Teachers have distance learning lessons prepared in advance for weather emergencies that necessitate remote instruction.

reserved and distant in manner; not warmly cordial; aloof.

far off; abstracted; removed: principles remote from actions.

distant in time: remote antiquity.

distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor.

noun

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

remote control (def. 2).

OTHER WORDS FOR remote

2 sequestered, isolated, removed, apart; solitary.

5 doubtful.

7 reticent, retiring, withdrawn.

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1 close, near.

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Origin of remote

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre “to move back”; see remove, motion

OTHER WORDS FROM remote

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

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How to use remote in a sentence

The religious right also has no leaders anymore of the remotest interest.
The Religious Right’s Slow-Motion Suicide|Michael Tomasky|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I met former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates twice, both times in the remotest reaches of Afghanistan.
The Book America Needs to Read Right Now|John Kael Weston|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many of the basic cable channels with even the remotest semblance of a news presence.
The O.J. Anniversary|Michael Tomasky|June 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Strom Thurmond today seems a figure out of the remotest historical past.
David's Bookclub: Strom Thurmond's America|David Frum|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Or advanced any proposal or policy that might in even the remotest way have helped a financial contributor.
Don't Do It, Chris!|Matt Latimer|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There is not the remotest hint, in any portion of scripture, that any other planet or star was shrouded in gloom at that time.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
In all my life I never heard a conversation resembling that of the farrier and the rest in the remotest degree.
The Chequers|James Runciman
As one may well believe, Boulingrin had not the remotest idea what had happened to him.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin|Anatole France
"I haven't the remotest idea where your friend Bevis is or where he has got to," Mazaroff said with a sneer in his voice.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
They were the school-masters of thousands and tens of thousands, perpetuating their ideas to remotest generations.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord

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 forms of remote

remotely, adverbremoteness, noun

Word Origin for remote

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

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