Aloofness
[ə'lʊfnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner.
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Definition
(n.) State of being aloof.
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Examples
- Mr. Casaubon's words had been quite reasonable, yet they had brought a vague instantaneous sense of aloofness on his part. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And also they were dragged into a reluctant attempt to define their relations to Old-World politics in some other terms than those of mere aloofness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A certain seclusion, a certain aloofness, would add greatly to the prestige of the god. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In making him more self-reliant, it may make him more self-sufficient; it may lead to aloofness and indifference. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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