remote

[ri-moht] /rɪˈmoʊt/
adjective, remoter, remotest.
1.
far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away:
the remote jungles of Brazil.
2.
out-of-the-way; secluded:
a remote village; a remote mountaintop.
3.
distant in time:
remote antiquity.
4.
distant in relationship or connection:
a remote ancestor.
5.
operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control:
a remote telephone answering machine.
6.
far off; abstracted; removed:
principles remote from actions.
7.
not direct, primary, or proximate; not directly involved or influential:
the remote causes of the war.
8.
slight or faint; unlikely:
not the remotest idea; a remote chance.
9.
reserved and distant in manner; aloof; not warmly cordial.
noun
10.
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
11.
remote control (def 2).
Origin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin remōtus, past participle of removēre to move back; see remove, motion
Related forms
remotely, adverb
remoteness, noun
unremote, adjective
unremotely, adverb
unremoteness, noun
Synonyms
2. sequestered, isolated, removed, apart, solitary. 8. inconsiderable. 9. withdrawn.
Antonyms
1. close, near.
Examples from the web for remote
  • The campus is on a hill north of the main city and in that sense fairly remote.
  • The site is remote enough that only a few archaeologists had ever been there.
  • He was a benevolent if remote presence, largely preoccupied with managing a successful dress manufacturing company.
  • Soon they agreed to let me camp on a remote corner of their property for a modest fee.
  • It's intended for health workers in remote parts of developing nations.
  • For a start the cost of infrastructure in remote areas is prohibitive.
  • Both are false, say astronauts and remote-sensing specialists.
  • However a remote controlled helicopter could easily accomplish the task.
  • With more remote memories, the structure's activity leveled off.
  • The present outcome was not only known, but has been explained since remote antiquity, though couched in different language.
British Dictionary definitions for remote

remote

/rɪˈməʊt/
adjective
1.
located far away; distant
2.
far from any centre of population, society, or civilization; out-of-the-way
3.
distant in time
4.
distantly related or connected: a remote cousin
5.
removed, as from the source or point of action
6.
slight or faint (esp in the phrases not the remotest idea, a remote chance)
7.
(of a person's manner) aloof or abstracted
8.
operated from a distance; remote-controlled: a remote monitor
Derived Forms
remotely, adverb
remoteness, noun
Word Origin
C15: from Latin remōtus far removed, from removēre, from re- + movēre to move
Word Origin and History for remote
adj.

mid-15c., from Middle French remot or directly from Latin remotus "afar off, remote, distant in place," past participle of removere "move back or away" (see remove (v.)). Related: Remotely; remoteness. Remote control "fact of controlling from a distance" is recorded from 1904; as a device which allows this from 1920.