remoteness

Other forms: remotenesses

Definitions of remoteness
  1. noun
    the property of being remote
    synonyms: farawayness, farness
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    types:
    far cry
    distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry
    type of:
    distance
    the property created by the space between two objects or points
  2. noun
    a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
    synonyms: aloofness, standoffishness, withdrawnness
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    types:
    unapproachability
    a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible
    type of:
    unsociability, unsociableness
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
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