aloof
[ uh-loof ]
/ əˈluf /
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adverb
at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.
adjective
reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested: Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.
SYNONYMS FOR aloof
ANTONYMS FOR aloof
1 near.
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OTHER WORDS FROM aloof
a·loof·ly, adverba·loof·ness, nounWords nearby aloof
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British Dictionary definitions for aloof
aloof
/ (əˈluːf) /
adjective
distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling
Derived forms of aloof
aloofly, adverbaloofness, nounWord Origin for aloof
C16: from a- 1 + loof, a variant of luff
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