aloof

a·loof  (-lf)

adj.

Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote: stood apart with aloof dignity.

adv.

At a distance but within view; apart.

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[a- + luff, windward part of a ship (obsolete).]

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a·loofly adv.

a·loofness n.

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aloof [əˈluːf]

adj

distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling

[from a-¹ + loof, a variant of luff]

aloofly  adv

aloofness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aloof - remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" upstage, distant reserved - marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
Adv.	1.	aloof - in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"

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aloof

adjective distant, cold, reserved, cool, formal, remote, forbidding, detached, indifferent, chilly, unfriendly, unsympathetic, uninterested, haughty, unresponsive, supercilious, unapproachable, unsociable, standoffish He seemed aloof and detached.
open, warm, friendly, neighbourly, sympathetic, sociable, gregarious

Translations

aloof [əˈluːf] ADJ

1. (= standoffish) [person, manner] → distante
he was very aloof with me → conmigo se mostró muy distante
she has always been somewhat aloof → ella siempre ha guardado las distancias

2. (= uninvolved) to hold o.s. or remain or stand aloof from sb → guardar or mantener las distancias con algn, mantenerse apartado de algn
to hold o.s. or remain or stand aloof from sth → mantenerse al margen de algo

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aloof [əˈluːf] adj → distant(e)
to remain aloof → rester à l'écart
to stand aloof → se tenir à l'écart
to remain aloof from sth → rester à l'écart de qch

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aloof

adv (lit, fig) → abseits; to remain aloof → sich abseits halten; to keep or stand aloof (from something) → sich (von etw) distanzieren; buyers held aloof (Comm) → die Käufer verhielten sich zurückhaltend

adj → unnahbar

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aloof [əˈluːf]

1. adj → riservato/a, distaccato/a

2. adv → a distanza, in disparte
to stand aloof (from) → tenersi a distanza (da) or in disparte (da)

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aloof

adv aloof [əˈluːf]

apart or at a distance from other people I kept aloof from the whole business. op 'n afstand بَعِيداً عَن настрана (opo)dál, stranou for sig selv; fjernt fern σε απόσταση apartado, distanciado eemale, lahus به کنار؛ دور syrjässä à l'écart (de) מְסוּיָג, מְרוּחָק अलग, दूर podalje távol menjauhi afsíðis, halda sig utan við a distanza 遠ざかって 떨어져서 nuošaliai savrup; nomaļus memencilkan afzijdig (langt) unna, for seg selv z dala afastado departe (de) поодаль, в стороне bokom proč (od) po strani på avstånd, borta, undan ห่างไกล uzak 置身事外，保持距離 віддалік علیحدہ ، فاصلے پر ، ہٹ کر tách xa 离开

adj

not sociable and friendly People find the new teacher rather aloof. afsydig بِمَعْزَل عَن الآخَرِين، مُتَحَفِّظَاً، غَيْر إجْتَمَاعِي сдържан rezervovaný, odměřený fjern; reserveret; kølig zurückhaltend ψυχρός, απόμακρος distante, reservado endassesulgunud منزوی؛ گوشه گیر etäinen distant מְרוּחָק, מִתבַּדֵל आत्मसीमित distanciran tartózkodó menjauh, menyendiri fálegur, kuldalegur distante うちとけない 무관심한 nelinkęs bendrauti atturīgs memencilkan diri op een afstand reservert, kjølig wyobcowany distante distant отчуждённый rezervovaný, odmeraný vzvišen povučen reserverad, otillgänglig เก็บตัว; เย็นชา mesafeli, soğuk 疏離或冷漠的 той, що цурається الگ تھلک khó gần 冷漠的

n aˈloofness

afsydigheid إبْتِعاد، إنْعِزَال، تَحَفُّظ отчужденост odměřenost afmålthed; kølighed; reserverethed die Zurückhaltung ψυχρότητα reserva endassesulguvus گوشه گیری etäisyys réserve הִתְבַּדלוּת दूरी distanciranost tartózkodás, közöny sikap menyendiri fáskiptni distanza, freddezza 超然さ 무관심 laikymasis nuošaliai savrupība sikap suka menyendiri afzijdigheid det å være reservert powściągliwość frieza rezervă отчуждённость odmeranosť pomislek povučenost ställning utanför, reserverad hållning ความเย็นชา uzaklık, kayıtsızlık 疏離，冷漠 відчуженість; байдужість علیحدگی sự tách xa 冷漠