REMOTE

remote, outback(a)

(adjective) inaccessible and sparsely populated

distant, remote

(adjective) located far away spatially; “distant lands”; “remote stars”

distant, remote, removed

(adjective) separate or apart in time; “distant events”; “the remote past or future”

distant, remote

(adjective) far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship; “a distant cousin”; “a remote relative”; “a distant likeness”; “considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics”

outside, remote

(adjective) very unlikely; “an outside chance”; “a remote possibility”; “a remote contingency”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

remote (comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)

At a distance; disconnected.

Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

(especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.

Emotionally detached.

Synonyms

• (at a distance): disconnected, hands-free, wireless

• (distant or otherwise inaccessible): far, hidden, outlying; see also distant

• (slight): faint

• (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn

Antonyms

• (at a distance): attached, connected, contiguous, direct

• (distant or otherwise inaccessible): close, near, proximate; see also near

• (slight): considerable, great, reasonable, sure

• (emotionally detached): companionable, intimate, involved, passionate

Noun

remote (plural remotes)

Ellipsis of remote control.

(broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

Synonyms

• (remote control): clicker

Verb

remote (third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)

(computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.

Anagrams

• -ometer, emoter, meteor, ometer

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*mote" (r-mt"), a. [Compar. Remoter (-r); superl. Remotest.] Etym: [L. remotus, p. p. of removere to remove. See Remove.]

1. Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. Places remote enough are in Bohemia. Shak. Remote from men, with God he passed his days. Parnell.

2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. Specifically: (a) Not agreeing; alien; foreign. "All these propositions, how remote soever from reason." Locke. (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity. (c) Separate; abstracted. "Wherever the mind places itself by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all bodies." Locke. (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. "From the effect to the remotest cause." Granville. (e) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: Separated by intervals greater than usual.

– Re*mote"ly, adv.

– Re*mote"ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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