remoteness C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /riːˈmoʊtnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #70339 Meanings 1 noun The quality of being remote. Then again there was a period of what is sometimes called Euhemerism - the theory that the gods and goddesses had actually once been men and women, historical characters round whom a halo of romance and remoteness had gathered. 2 noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner 3 noun the property of being remote Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a disposition to be distant... aloofness 3 noun · the property of being remote farawaynessfarness Etymology From remote + -ness. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # remoteness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /riːˈmoʊtnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 70339 ## Meanings 1. The quality of being remote. 2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner 3. the property of being remote ## Examples - Then again there was a period of what is sometimes called Euhemerism - the theory that the gods and goddesses had actually once been men and women, historical characters round whom a halo of romance and remoteness had gathered. ## Etymology From remote + -ness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown