Definition of remote Remote
/ɹɪmowˈt/ - [rimowt] - re•mote
We found 26 definitions of remote from 6 different sources.
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What does remote mean?
WordNet
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| remote - far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship ; "a distant cousin"; "a remote relative"; "a distant likeness"; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics" | ||
| distant | ||
| close marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" | ||
| faraway very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times" | ||
| loosely knit having only distant social or legal ties; "a loosely knit group" | ||
| removed separated in relationship by a given degree of descent; "a cousin once removed" | ||
| remote - separate or apart in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future" | ||
| distant, removed | ||
| far located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" | ||
| remote - inaccessible and sparsely populated; | ||
| outback | ||
| unaccessible, inaccessible capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all | ||
| remote - located far away spatially; "distant lands"; "remote stars" | ||
| distant | ||
| far located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" | ||
| remote - very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" | ||
| outside | ||
| unlikely has little chance of being the case or coming about; "an unlikely story"; "an unlikely candidate for reelection"; "a butcher is unlikely to preach vegetarianism" | ||
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| remote - a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV" | ||
| remote control | ||
| device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- remote (Noun)
Short for remote control . - remote (Noun)
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room. - remote (Verb)
To connect to a computer from a remote location. - remote (Adjective)
At a distance; disconnected. - remote (Adjective)
Distant or otherwise inaccessible. - remote (Adjective)
Unlikely. - remote (Adjective)
Emotionally detached.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- remote (superl.)
Removed to a distance; not near; far away; distant; -- said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages; remote lands. - remote (superl.)
Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related; -- in various figurative uses. - remote (superl.)
Not agreeing; alien; foreign. - remote (superl.)
Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection or consanguinity. - remote (superl.)
Separate; abstracted. - remote (superl.)
Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant. - remote (superl.)
Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance. - remote (superl.)
Separated by intervals greater than usual.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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remote
A device used to operate an appliance or mechanical toy from a short distance away. -
remote
Not likely to happen; not to be reasonably expected. -
remote
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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remote
rē-mōt′, adj. moved back to a distance in time or place: far: distant: primary, as a cause: not agreeing: not nearly related.—adv. Remote′ly.—ns. Remote′ness; Remō′tion (Shak.), act of removing: remoteness. [Remove.]
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🔤- remote, noun, singular of remotes.
- remote, adjective.
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