Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

remoteness

/ɹimˈoʊtnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: re-mote-ness
IPA: /ɹimˈoʊtnəs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being remote.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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

Etymology tree English remote Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English remoteness From remote + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

remotenesses (plural)

Synonyms

aloofness standoffishness withdrawnness farness farawayness

Questions

How do you pronounce remoteness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹimˈoʊtnəs/.
What does remoteness mean?: The quality of being remote.
Where does remoteness come from?: Etymology tree English remote Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English remoteness From remote + -ness.

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