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View synonyms for aloofness
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aloofness1
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Example Sentences
He had preserved a typically British aloofness during the voyage, and he had never spoken to her.
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Both were nevertheless overpowered by the sense of their legitimacy and sacred aloofness.
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He did not wish to imperil Alan's superb aloofness by involving him in the acrimonious and undignified defence of a friend.
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But I knew that she was not deceived, then or later, by my new, almost hostile attitude of aloofness.
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Val's unwonted silence and aloofness the evening before had not been lost upon her cousin.
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