Emily Dickinson Lexicon

remote (-er, -est), adj. [L. remōt-us < re-, again + movēre, to move.] (webplay: affects, causes, color, future, immediate, mind, move, near, people, small, star).

1. Distant; far away; out of the way
2. Separate; distinct; apart from the current situation; unconnected to the subject at hand
3. High; distant; far away; out of the way.
4. Slight; little; faint