different between furthest vs remote

English

Alternative forms

• farthest (See also usage notes at further.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??(?)ð?st/

Adjective

furthest

1. superlative form of far: most far
   1. Most distant in time, space or degree.

      The furthest known galaxy is about 13 billion light years from Earth.

Translations

Adverb

furthest

1. superlative form of far: most far
   1. To, at or over the greatest distance in space, time or other extent.

      Of all the children in our school, I can run furthest.

      He lives furthest from the office, so his commute is the longest.

   2. To the greatest degree or extent.

      This civilisation was the furthest advanced.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English remote, from Old French remot, masculine, remote, feminine, from Latin remotus, past participle of removere (“to remove”), from re- + movere (“to move”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [???m??t], [??i??m??t], [???m??t]
• (US) IPA^(key): [???mo?t]
• Rhymes: -??t

Adjective

remote (comparative more remote or remoter, superlative most remote or remotest)

1. At a distance; disconnected.

2. Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

3. (especially with respect to likelihood) Slight.

4. Emotionally detached.

Synonyms

• (at a distance): disconnected, hands-free, wireless
• (distant or otherwise inaccessible): far, hidden, outlying; see also Thesaurus:distant
• (slight): faint
• (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn

Antonyms

• (at a distance): attached, connected, contiguous, direct; presential
• (distant or otherwise inaccessible): close, near, proximate; see also Thesaurus:near
• (slight): considerable, great, reasonable, sure
• (emotionally detached): companionable, intimate, involved, passionate

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

remote (plural remotes)

1. Ellipsis of remote control

2. (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

Synonyms

• (remote control): clicker

Translations

Verb

remote (third-person singular simple present remotes, present participle remoting, simple past and past participle remoted)

1. (computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.

Further reading

• remote in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• remote in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• remote at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• -ometer, emoter, meteor, ometer

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [re?m??.t?e], /re?m?te/

Adjective

remote f pl

1. feminine plural of remoto

Anagrams

• temerò

Latin

Adjective

rem?te

1. vocative masculine singular of rem?tus

References

• remote in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• remote in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• remote in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette