2006-12-31 18:41:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote: stood apart with aloof dignity.
2006-12-31 18:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitions of aloof on the Web:
remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
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Detatched. Having no need, desire, or much (if any) awareness of other people and social relationships.
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2006-12-31 18:44:29 · answer #2 · answered by SD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
Detatched. Having no need, desire, or much (if any) awareness of other people and social relationships.
2006-12-31 18:43:57 · answer #3 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means being distant from others, usually emotionally or socially, but it can be used to describe a physical distance that one person puts between themselves and others--After she was tossed into the pool at the last family picnic, she's been aloof (not coming anymore to the event, giving us the cold shoulder, not talking to us much when we do see her,...)
2006-12-31 19:02:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aloof means distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote. At a distance but within view; apart.
2006-12-31 19:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Ultimate Fighter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aloof
adj. Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote: stood apart with aloof dignity.
adv. At a distance but within view; apart.
2006-12-31 18:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by sharrron 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An alooF is a backwards Fool.
A haughty sort of fellow.
2006-12-31 18:50:59 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
detached from, apart from, away from. keep aloof from strife means stay away from arguments or those who argue.
2006-12-31 18:43:08 · answer #8 · answered by EM-water2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's mean that a person is "detached" from their surroundings or lost in their own little world.
2006-12-31 18:43:01 · answer #9 · answered by Tiacola Version 9.0 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
out of place
2006-12-31 18:42:47 · answer #10 · answered by BEACHRESCUE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋