different between remote vs wretched

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• (emotionally detached): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn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

Etymology 1

From Middle English wrecched, equivalent to wretch +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t??d/

Adjective

wretched (comparative wretcheder or more wretched, superlative wretchedest or most wretched)

1. Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress.

   I felt wretched after my wife died.
2. Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.

   The street was full of wretched beggars dressed in rags.
3. (obsolete) Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
4. (informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.

   Will you please stop playing that wretched trombone!

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "wretched" is often applied: woman, state, life, condition, creature, man, excess, person, place, world, being, situation, weather, slave, animal, city, village, health, house, town.

Synonyms

• (very miserable): See Thesaurus:sad or Thesaurus:lamentable
• (worthless): See Thesaurus:insignificant
• (hatefully contemptible): See Thesaurus:despicable

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• wretched in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• wretched in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “wretched”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?t/
• Rhymes: -?t?t

Verb

wretched

1. Misspelling of retched.