standoffish
standoffish · more standoffish · most standoffish
прохолодний
прохладный, невозмутимый, холодный
reserviert, spröde, hochnäsig
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendlyAloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
UK/stænˈdɒf.ɪʃ/US/stænˈdɔ.fɪʃ/
» Tom is kind of standoffish, isn't he?
Meaning
1 sensesAloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
reserviert, spröde, hochnäsig
lacking cordiality; unfriendly
Examples
8 sentencesTom is kind of standoffish, isn't he?
Tom is kind of standoffish.
ruТом в некотором роде замкнут.
I tried to act standoffish.
He's kind of standoffish, isn't he?
She's kind of standoffish, isn't she?
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
unsociable:
Forms
more standoffish, most standoffish| Comparative | more standoffish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most standoffish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
19 synonymscoldA1distantB1coolA1frostyC1quietA1remoteA2strangeA1undemonstrativeC2aloofhanktyhard-to-getoffishthornytouch-me-not-ish
Close in meaning
- lacking cordiality; unfriendly:offish
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedstandoffishly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form