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 [rɪˈməutnɪs] n → alejamiento; distancia

remoteness [rɪˈməutnɪs] remote n (of place) → Entlegenheit f;

(of person) → Distanziertheit f

remoteness [rɪˈməutnɪs] n → lontananza