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1. (adj.) aloof
reserved or reticent; indifferent:
to have the reputation of being aloof.
2. (adv.) aloof
at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart:
to stand aloof from one's classmates.
Etymology: (1525–35; a -1+loofluff windward)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) aloof, distant, upstage
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
2. (adverb) 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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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) aloof
at or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away
2. (adverb) aloof
without sympathy; unfavorably
3. (noun) aloof
same as Alewife
4. aloof
away from; clear from
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Sense: apart or at a distance from other people
I kept aloof from the whole business.
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 Afrikaans: op 'n afstand |
 Arabic: بَعِيداً عَن |
 Bulgarian: настрана |
 Brazilian: afastado |
 Czech: (opo)dál, stranou |
 German: fern |
 Danish: for sig selv; fjernt |
 Greek: σε απόσταση |
 Spanish: apartado, distanciado |
 Estonian: eemale, lahus |
 Farsi: به کنار؛ دور |
 Finnish: syrjässä |
 French: à l'écart (de) |
 Hebrew: מְסוּיָג, מְרוּחָק |
 Hindi: अलग, दूर |
 Croatian: podalje |
 Hungarian: távol |
 Indonesian: menjauhi |
 Icelandic: afsíðis, halda sig utan v |
 Italian: a distanza |
 Japanese: 遠ざかって |
 Korean: 떨어져서 |
 Lithuanian: nuošaliai |
 Latvian: savrup; nomaļus |
 Malay: memencilkan |
 Dutch: afzijdig |
 Norwegian: (langt) unna, for seg sel |
 Polish: z dala |
 Persian: به کنار؛ دور |
 Pashto: په څنګ ، لیری |
 Portuguese: afastado |
 Romanian: departe (de) |
 Russian: поодаль, в стороне |
 Slovak: bokom |
 Slovenian: proč (od) |
 Serbian: po strani |
 Swedish: på avstånd, borta, undan |
 Thai: ห่างไกล |
 Turkish: uzak |
 Taiwanese: 置身事外，保持距離 |
 Ukrainian: віддалік |
 Urdu: علیحدہ ، فاصلے پر ، ہٹ کر |
 Vietnamese: tách xa |
 Chinese: 离开 |
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