Main Entry:

¹re·mote

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈmōt\

Function:

adjective

Inflected Form(s):

re·mot·er; re·mot·est

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin remotus, from past participle of removēre to remove

Date:

15th century

1: separated by an interval or space greater than usual <an involucre remote from the flower>2: far removed in space, time, or relation : divergent <the remote past> <comments remote from the truth>3: out-of-the-way, secluded <a remote cabin in the hills>4: acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance <remote computer operation> ; also : relating to the acquisition of information about a distant object (as by radar or photography) without coming into physical contact with it <remote sensing>5: not arising from a primary or proximate action6: small in degree : slight <a remote possibility> <hadn't the remotest idea of what was going on>7: distant in manner : aloof

— re·mote·ly adverb

— re·mote·ness noun