What does remoter mean?
Remoter means more distant, more isolated, or more removed from a particular place, person, time, or subject. It is the comparative form of remote and is commonly used to describe areas that are farther away or less accessible, as in 'a remoter village.' The word can also describe an increasing emotional or intellectual separation: an explanation may become increasingly remoter from the original concern. In descriptions of travel, geography, and rural life, remoter often suggests greater distance and sometimes greater isolation or seclusion. The word derives from the same Latin root as remove, reflecting the original sense of being taken away or separated.
adjectiveMore distant in space, time, or relationship; farther away or more removed from something.
- More distant in physical space
- More remote in time or relationship
- More secluded or isolated
"The village grew increasingly remoter as the road became harder to travel."
"A remoter island is home to several protected bird species."
"As the conversation grew more technical, his explanations seemed increasingly remoter from everyday concerns."
The word 'remote' comes from Latin roots meaning 'removed,' so a remoter place is literally one that has been removed from us.
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Where does remoter come from?
The family derives from Latin remotus, a past participle of removere, meaning 'to remove' or 'to move away.' English adopted remote in the sense of 'far away' and extended it to relationships, times, and abstract matters that are distant or withdrawn. Remoter is the modern comparative form of that inherited adjective.
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How remoter is actually used
Remoter is the comparative of remote and is normally used when two or more people, places, times, or conditions are being compared. It can sound slightly literary in formal writing but is common in ordinary usage as well.
Easily confused with remoter
Remote is the base adjective, while remoter is its comparative form, meaning more remote or more distant.
Remoter can also mean more emotionally or socially detached, in addition to physically farther away.