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remote

adjective (NOT FRIENDLY)
 
 
/rɪˈməʊt/ US  /-ˈmoʊt/

Definition

not very friendly or showing little interest in other people: Her manner was remote and cool.Not being friendlyNot saying muchBlunt and direct in speech and behaviour remoteness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Distant in space and time
(Definition of remote adjective (NOT FRIENDLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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