aloof

Speech parts

1. aloof - Noun

2. aloof - Adjective

3. aloof - Adverb

4. aloof - Preposition

6. aloof - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Same as Alewife.

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

Away from; clear from.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

distant upstage coy leaver bow-wow blase loth private away removed reserve stoic skyward phlegmatic formal
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Antonyms

cook randy ducky pally available social
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Phrases with the word

hold oneself aloof be aloof keep oneself aloof remain aloof aloof character stand aloof from

Anagrams

loofa

Examples

Ah, happiness courts the light so we deem the world is gay. But misery hides aloof so we deem that misery there is none. Herman Melville

Of all the gods, Death only craves not gifts Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns of praise. From him alone of all The powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof. Aeschylus

With the abolition of otium and of the ego no aloof thinking is left. ... Without otium philosophical thought is impossible, cannot be conceived or understood. Max Horkheimer

The key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop. Buffy Sainte-Marie

I'm known as a strange, aloof kind of man. But all I'm doing is trying to protect myself and my work. J. D. Salinger

On painting and fighting look aloof. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

aloo gosht aloo pie aloo tikki aloof attitude aloof character aloof glance