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Noun: remoteness  ri'mowt-nus
  1. The property of being remote
    "The remoteness of the village made it difficult to access during winter";
    - farness, farawayness
     
  2. A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
    "Her remoteness at the party made others hesitant to approach her";
    - aloofness, standoffishness, withdrawnness

Type of: distance, unsociability, unsociableness

Antonym: closeness

Encyclopedia: Remoteness