aloofness

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a·loof·ness

  [uh-loof-nis]
noun
the quality or state of being distant, cold, or uninterested; an appearance of being above the fray; indifference: Some pundits think the president's aloofness has diminished his ability to connect with the electorate.
Origin:
aloof + -ness
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Example Sentences
  • In this charged atmosphere, aloofness became my shell.
  • He was an exceptional teacher, his aloofness and apparent austerity only half concealing the intensity of his visual responses.
  • His aloofness makes him a curiosity in a government with a populist style.
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aloof (əˈluːf)
 
—adj
distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling
 
[C16: from a-1 + loof, a variant of luff]
 
a'loofly
 
—adv
 
a'loofness
 
—n

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