different between aloof vs dour

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)

1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.

Translations

Adjective

aloof (comparative more aloof, superlative most aloof)

1. Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

Derived terms

• aloofly
• aloofness

Translations

Preposition

aloof

1. (obsolete) Away from; clear of.

See also

• See also Thesaurus:arrogant

References

Anagrams

• loofa

English

Etymology

From Scots dour, from Latin d?rus (“hard, stern”), possibly via Middle Irish dúr.Compare French dur, Catalan dur, Italian duro, Portuguese duro, Romanian dur, Spanish duro. Doublet of dure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??/, /?da??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d??/, /?da??/, /?da?.?/
• Rhymes: -a??(?), -??(?)
• Homophones: Daur, doer, door, dower (depending on speaker)

Adjective

dour (comparative dourer or more dour, superlative dourest or most dour)

1. Stern, harsh and forbidding.
2. Unyielding and obstinate.
3. Expressing gloom or melancholy; sullen, gloomy

Synonyms

• (stern, harsh): forbidding, harsh, severe, stern
• (unyielding): obstinate, stubborn, unyielding
• (expressing gloom): dejected, gloomy, melancholic, sullen

Derived terms

• dourly
• dourness

Translations

Anagrams

• doru, ordu

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *du?r, from Proto-Celtic *dubros, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ub?rós (“deep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?du?r/

Noun

dour m (plural dourioù or doureier)

1. water
2. (by extension) rain, tears, sweat, saliva

Mutation

Scots

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúr, from Latin d?rus (“hard”).

Adjective

dour

1. stern, severe, relentless, dour

References

• “dour” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.