1. aloof - Noun
2. aloof - Adjective
3. aloof - Adverb
4. aloof - Preposition
6. aloof - Adjective Satellite
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 dictionaryAh, 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