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aloof
English
Etymology
From Middle English loof (“weather gage, windward direction”), probably from Middle Dutch (Compare Dutch loef (“the weather side of a ship”)), originally a nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, thus to stay clear of a lee-shore or some other quarter, hence the figurative sense of "at a distance, apart".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lu?f/
- Rhymes: -u?f
Adverb
aloof (comparative more aloof, superlative most aloof)
- At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- Without sympathy; unfavorably.
Translations
Adjective
aloof (comparative more aloof, superlative most aloof)
- Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
Derived terms
- aloofly
- aloofness
Translations
Preposition
aloof
- (obsolete) Away from; clear of.
See also
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
References
Anagrams
- loofa
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aloofly
English
Etymology
aloof +? -ly
Adverb
aloofly (comparative alooflier or more aloofly, superlative aloofliest or most aloofly)
- In an aloof manner.
- 1919, Thomas Hardy, "For Life I Had Never Cared Greatly" in Moments of Vision:
- With symphonies soft and sweet colour
- It courted me then,
- Till evasions seemed wrong,
- Till evasions gave in to its song,
- And I warmed, until living aloofly loomed duller
- Than life among men.
- 1919, Thomas Hardy, "For Life I Had Never Cared Greatly" in Moments of Vision:
Translations
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