remoteness

re·mote  (r-mt)

adj. re·mot·er, re·mot·est

1.

a. Located far away; distant in space.

b. Hidden away; secluded: a remote hamlet.

2. Distant in time: the remote past.

3. Faint; slight: a remote possibility; had not the remotest interest.

4. Far removed in connection or relevance: a cause remote from everyday concerns.

5. Distantly related by blood or marriage: a remote cousin.

6. Distant in manner; aloof.

7. Operating or controlled from a distance: remote sensors.

8. Computer Science Located at a distance from another computer that is accessible by cables or other communications links: a remote terminal.

n.

1. A radio or television broadcast originating from a point outside a studio.

2. A remote control device.

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[Middle English, from Old French remot, from Latin remtus, past participle of removre, to remove; see remove.]

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re·motely adv.

re·moteness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	remoteness - the property of being remote         farawayness, farness distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points far cry - distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here"
	2.	remoteness - a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner standoffishness, withdrawnness, aloofness unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship unapproachability - a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible

Translations

remoteness [rɪˈməʊtnɪs] N

1. (in space) [of galaxy, village, house] → lo remoto

2. (in time) [of period, age] → lo lejano

3. (= aloofness) he found her remoteness hard to cope with → no llevaba bien que ella fuese tan distante
her remoteness from everyday life → su alejamiento de la vida diaria

remoteness [rɪˈməʊtnɪs] n

[location] → éloignement m

(= aloofness) → attitude f distante

remoteness

n

(in place, = distance) → Ferne f; (= isolation) → Abgelegenheit f

(in time) → (weite) Ferne

(= being distanced, removed: of connection, relevance etc) → Entferntheit f; the government’s remoteness from the people → die Bürgerferne der Regierung; the government’s remoteness from the people’s needs → die Unwissenheit der Regierung um die Bedürfnisse der Bürger; his remoteness from everyday life → seine Lebensfremdheit

(= aloofness) → Unnahbarkeit f, → Unzugänglichkeit f

(= slightness, of possibility, resemblance, risk) → Entferntheit f; (of chance) → Winzigkeit f

remoteness [rɪˈməʊtnɪs] n

a. (of ancestor) → antichità; (of place, period, concept) → lontananza; (aloofness) → distacco

b. (of possibility, resemblance) → vaghezza

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remoteness [rɪˈməʊtnɪs] n

a. (of ancestor) → antichità; (of place, period, concept) → lontananza; (aloofness) → distacco

b. (of possibility, resemblance) → vaghezza