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remoteness

DEFINITIONS OF: remoteness

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n the property of being remote

Synonyms:
farawayness, farness
Antonyms:
closeness, nearness
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
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

n a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

Synonyms:
aloofness, standoffishness, withdrawnness
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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