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aloof

/əˈluf/

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What does aloof mean?

adverb

  1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
  2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.

adjective

  1. Either physically or emotionally remote: distant, standoffish.
More meanings (1)

preposition

  1. (obsolete) Away from; clear of.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈluf/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Rosamond obeyed him, and he took her on his knee, but in her secret soul she was utterly aloof from him.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
They may spend their whole lives aliens among their kindred and remain aloof among the only scenes they have ever known.
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
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There were those who gathered about Carthoris and myself whenever the opportunity presented, while about an equal number held aloof from us.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
She knew him well by now, and could tell from that keen-looking, aloof young body of his what was happening inside him.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
As I mentioned, he was an eclectic, held himself aloof from the various schools of the day, calling no man master save Hippocrates.
William, Sir OslerThe Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913Project Gutenberg ebook #1566