The difference between Far and Remote

When used as adjectives, far means distant, whereas remote means at a distance.


Far is also noun with the meaning: spelt (a type of wheat, triticum spelta), especially in the context of roman use of it.

Far is also adverb with the meaning: distant in space, time or degree.

Remote is also verb with the meaning: to connect to a computer from a remote location.

check bellow for the other definitions of Far and Remote

  1. Far as an adjective (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):

    Distant.

    Examples:

    "A far land."

  2. Far as an adjective:

    Remote in space.

    Examples:

    "He went to a far country."

  3. Far as an adjective:

    Remote in time.

  4. Far as an adjective:

    Long.

    Examples:

    "It was a far adventure, full of danger."

  5. Far as an adjective:

    More remote or longer of two.

    Examples:

    "He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end."

  6. Far as an adjective:

    Extreme.

    Examples:

    "We are on the far right on this issue."

  7. Far as an adjective:

    Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.

  8. Far as an adjective (computing, not comparable):

    Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

    Examples:

    "'far heap; far memory; far pointer"

  1. Far as an adverb:

    Distant in space, time or degree.

    Examples:

    "My house is quite far from the beach.  nowrap The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless."

  2. Far as an adverb:

    To or from a great distance, time, or degree.

    Examples:

    "You have all come far and you will go farther."

  3. Far as an adverb (with a comparative):

    Very much.

    Examples:

    "He was far richer than we'd thought."

  1. Far as a noun:

    Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.

  1. Far as a noun (UK, dialect):

    A litter of piglets; a farrow.

  1. Remote as an adjective:

    At a distance; disconnected.

    Examples:

    "A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset."

  2. Remote as an adjective:

    Distant or otherwise inaccessible.

    Examples:

    "After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost."

  3. Remote as an adjective (especially with respect to [[likelihood]]):

    Slight.

    Examples:

    "There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes."

  4. Remote as an adjective:

    Emotionally detached.

    Examples:

    "After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief."

  1. Remote as a noun:

    Examples:

    "I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote."

  2. Remote as a noun (broadcasting):

    An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.

  1. Remote as a verb (computing):

    To connect to a computer from a remote location.