Noun: remoteness ri'mowt-nus
- The property of being remote
"The remoteness of the village made it difficult to access during winter";
- farness, farawayness
- 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