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-² + luff, windward part of a ship (obsolete).]

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a·loofly adv.

a·loofness n.

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aloof

Adjective

distant or haughty in manner [obsolete a loof to windward]

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 << OPPOSITE friendly

Translations

aloof [əˈluːf] adj → distante

adv to stand aloof → mantenerse a distancia

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aloof [əˈluːf] adj → distant(e)

adv → à distance, à l'écart;

to stand aloof → se tenir à l'écart or à distance

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aloof [əˈluːf] adj → unnahbar

adv to stand aloof → abseitsstehen

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aloof [əˈluːf] adj → distaccato/a

adv → a distanza, in disparte;

to stand aloof → tenersi a distanza or in disparte