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aloof
[ uh-loof ]
adverb
- at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart:
They always stood aloof from their classmates.
Antonyms:
adjective
- reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested:
Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms: , , ,
aloof
/ əˈ±ô³ÜË´Ú /
adjective
- distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling
Derived Forms
- ²¹Ëˆ±ô´Ç´Ç´Ú²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ²¹Ëˆ±ô´Ç´Ç´Ú±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹Â·±ô´Ç´Ç´Úl²â adverb
- ²¹Â·±ô´Ç´Ç´Ún±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of aloof1
Example Sentences
But in “Gypsy,†I felt strangely aloof from her performance for a good portion of the production.
Aghayere’s distinctive Yelena is too much a frustrated human being to come across, as she often does in revivals, as an aloof siren.
How do we apply the theory without becoming passive or aloof or waiting for a big blowup?
He spoke of his mother as aloof and unloving and preferred the company of his “noble father,†who worked as a railroad station master and housed the family in an apartment above the Tulln station.
When you engage one of the many excellent rescue groups around the country, you will find there are clingy cats or aloof cats, energetic cats or lazy cats, stubborn cats or people pleasers.
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