re|mote´ness

re|mote´ness
re|mote «rih MOHT», adjective, -mot|er, -mot|est, noun.
–adj.
1. far away; far off: »

a remote country. The North Pole is a remote part of the world.

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under distant. (Cf. ↑distant)
2. out of the way; secluded: »

Mail comes to this remote village only once a week.

3. distant: »

a remote relative, the remote past.

4. Figurative. slight; faint: »

I haven't the remotest idea what you mean.

5. Obsolete. foreign or alien (to).
–n.
1. a radio or television program originating outside of the studio: »

We worked…on a series of NBC Television remotes throughout the country (Saturday Review).

2. a small hand-held electronic controller: »

a hair-trigger remote for the viewer's short attention span.

╂[< Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre; see etym. under remove (Cf. ↑remove)]
–re|mote´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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