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   re·mote

   /rəˈmōt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) situated far from the main centers of population; distant: "I'd chosen a spot that looked as remote from any road as possible" Similar farawaydistantfarfar offfar removeddim and distantisolatedout of the wayoutlyingoff the beaten tracksecludedin the depths of …hard to findlonelyin the back of beyondin the hinterlandsoff the mapin the middle of nowheregodforsakenobscureinaccessiblecutoffunreachablefarawayfar-flungin the backwoodslonesomein the backveldin the plattelandin the backblocksin the booayinformal:ungetatablein the sticksjerkwaterin the tall timbersBarcoobeyond the black stumpliterary:lonearchaic:unapproachableOpposite closenearcentral
   • ▪ distant in time: "a golden age in the remote past"
   • ▪ having very little connection with or relationship to: "the theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience" Similar irrelevant tounrelated tounconnected tounconcerned withnot pertinent toinapposite toimmaterial tounassociated withinappropriate toforeign toalien torare:extrinsic toOpposite relevant
   • ▪ distantly related: "a remote cousin"
   • 2. conducted or working away from a usual workplace or location, making use of communications technology: "companies will understand that remote working can be helpful for employees"
   • ▪ (of an electronic device) operating or operated by means of radio or infrared signals: "a second feature allows pagers to be alerted from remote alarm sensors"
   • ▪ denoting a device that can only be accessed by means of a network.
   • 3. (of a chance or possibility) unlikely to occur: "chances of a genuine and lasting peace become even more remote" Similar unlikelyimprobableimplausibledoubtfuldubiousfar-fetchedfaintslightslimsmallslenderminimalmarginalnegligibleinsignificantinconsiderableOpposite likelystrong
   • 4. (of a person) aloof and unfriendly in manner: "Maria seemed remote and patronizing" Similar aloofdistantdetachedimpersonalwithdrawnreserveduncommunicativeunforthcomingunapproachableunresponsiveindifferentunconcernedpreoccupiedabstractedunfriendlyunsociablestandoffishcoolchillycoldhaughtyintrospectiveintrovertintrovertedOpposite friendlyapproachable

   noun

   • 1. a remote control device: "universal remotes which let you operate all your audio/video components from one handset"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘far apart’): from Latin remotus ‘removed’, past participle of removere (see remove).

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