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Definition of remoteness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

remoteness

noun
 
/rɪˈməʊtnəs/
 
/rɪˈməʊtnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being very far away from places where other people live synonym isolation (1)
    • the geographical remoteness of the island
  2. remoteness (of something) (from something) the fact of being very different from something
    • the increasing remoteness of the development of science from everyday life
  3. behaviour that is not friendly and shows no interest in other people synonym aloofness
    • His remoteness made her feel unloved.
See remoteness in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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