different between remote vs reclusive

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• (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn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

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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

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???klu?s?v/

Adjective

reclusive (comparative more reclusive, superlative most reclusive)

1. Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
   • And if it sort not well, you may conceal her,

     As best befits her wounded reputation,

     In some reclusive and religious life,

     Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.

Synonyms

• hermit-like
• withdrawn

Related terms

• recluse
• reclusively
• reclusiveness

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