different between aloof vs frosty
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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frosty
English
Etymology
From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forsti?, fyrsti? (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frust?g, equivalent to frost +? -y. Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?sti
Adjective
frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)
- Cold, chilly.
- The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
- I'd like a frosty milkshake.
- Having frost on it.
- The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
- (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
Translations
Derived terms
- frosty one
- stay frosty
Middle English
Alternative forms
- frosti, forsty
Etymology
From Old English forsti?, from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, equivalent to frost +? -y. Compare Old English fyrsti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fr?sti?/, /?f?rsti?/
Adjective
frosty
- Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing cold.
- (rare) White (of a beard)
Descendants
- English: frosty
- Scots: frosty
References
- “frost?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.
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