adverb · rare

aloof

aloof · more aloof · most aloof

в стороне, поодаль, равнодушно, отстранённо

(ein Stück) entfernt, auf Abstand (etwas), auf Abstand, auf Distanz

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

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/əˈluːf/

» Tom is aloof.

Meaning

2 senses

At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
(ein Stück) entfernt, auf Abstand (etwas)
поо́дальpoódalʹ, в стороне́v storoné
Without sympathy; unfavorably.
distanziert, auf Abstand, auf Distanz
равноду́шноravnodúšno, отстранённоotstranjónno

More definitions

in an aloof manner

Examples

23 sentences

Tom is aloof.
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Tom was aloof.
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Don't be aloof, let's go together.
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He always stands aloof from the masses.
deEr hält sich immer abseits der Massen.
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The old man stands aloof from this world.
deDer alte Mann hält sich fern vom Weltgeschehen.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

at or from a distance:

without sympathy:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

at or from a distance:

without sympathy:

Origin

From Middle English loof (“weather gage, windward direction”), probably from Middle Dutch

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".

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Forms

more aloof, most aloof

Comparative	more aloof Lesson
Superlative	most aloof

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Lessons for this word

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A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form