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
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.
• (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• (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn
• (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
remote (plural remotes)
Ellipsis of remote control.
(broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
• (remote control): clicker
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.
• -ometer, emoter, meteor, ometer
Source: Wiktionary
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
