aloof
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.
» Tom is aloof.
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2 sensesAt 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
- in an aloof manner
Examples
23 sentencesTom is aloof.
Tom was aloof.
Don't be aloof, let's go together.
He always stands aloof from the masses.
deEr hält sich immer abseits der Massen. — samueldora
The old man stands aloof from this world.
deDer alte Mann hält sich fern vom Weltgeschehen. — Tamy
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English loof (“weather gage, windward direction”), probably from Middle DutchFrom 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 |
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| Superlative | most aloof |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form