aloofness

[ uh-loof-nis ]

noun

the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.

Origin of aloofness

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Barack Obama, by contrast, gets slammed for his aloofness and lack of engagement with legislative politics — the title of the chapter on his presidency is “No You Can’t.”
A modern-day historian writes the timeline of American decline | Jacob S. Hacker | April 2, 2021 | Washington Post
He had preserved a typically British aloofness during the voyage, and he had never spoken to her.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
Both were nevertheless overpowered by the sense of their legitimacy and sacred aloofness.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan Sloane
He did not wish to imperil Alan's superb aloofness by involving him in the acrimonious and undignified defence of a friend.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
But I knew that she was not deceived, then or later, by my new, almost hostile attitude of aloofness.
The Wasted Generation | Owen Johnson

Val's unwonted silence and aloofness the evening before had not been lost upon her cousin.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins

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