removed

/ri'mu:vd/

Thân thiện

A family tree chart shows a cousin once removed.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Separated by distance or time: Describes something that is far away, distant, or existing in a different time period.
   • Separated by degree of kinship: Describes a family relationship where two people are separated by a specific number of generations, as in a cousin.
   • Distant in manner or feeling; aloof: Describes a state of being emotionally detached or disconnected.

Examples of Usage

• Separated by distance or time:

  • The event is now a removed memory from my childhood.
  • He lives in a removed village, far from the city's noise.

• Separated by degree of kinship:

  • My grandfather's cousin is my first cousin twice removed.
  • She is my mother's first cousin, so she is my first cousin once removed.

• Distant in manner or feeling:

  • His removed demeanor made it hard to connect with him.
  • She seemed removed from the emotional turmoil around her.

Advanced Usage

• Once/Twice/etc. removed: A standard phrase in genealogy to specify the generational gap between cousins.

  • "Once removed" indicates a one-generation difference. A "first cousin once removed" can be either your parent's first cousin or your first cousin's child.

• Far removed from: An idiom emphasizing a great degree of separation, difference, or lack of relevance.

  • His abstract theories are far removed from practical application.
  • That luxurious lifestyle is far removed from my own experience.

Variants and Related Words

• Remove (verb): To take away, eliminate, or change location.

  • Please remove your shoes before entering.

• Removal (noun): The act of removing or the state of being removed.

  • The removal of the old furniture took all day.

• Remotely (adverb): To a very small degree; in a distant or removed manner.

  • He wasn't even remotely interested in the proposal.

Synonyms

• Distant: Far away in space or time; not closely related.
• Separated: Kept apart; disconnected.
• Aloof: Not friendly or forthcoming; emotionally distant.
• Detached: Separate or disconnected; showing a lack of emotional involvement.

Antonyms

• Close: Near in space, time, or relationship.
• Connected: Joined or linked together.
• Involved: Emotionally engaged or participating.

Related Phrases

• Cousin once/twice removed: The standard term for describing these specific familial relationships.
• To feel removed from: To feel disconnected or detached from a situation, group, or emotion.
  • Despite being in the crowd, I felt completely removed from the celebration.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. separate or apart in time
   • distant events
   • the remote past or future
2. separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
   • a cousin once removed

Từ đồng nghĩa

• distant
• remote
• removed