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aloos

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æ?lu?z/

Noun

aloos

  1. plural of aloo

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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)

  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

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