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Meaning of aloof in English
Pronunciation
/əˈluf/
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Classifying Adjective
aloof
Definitions
1.
remote in manner
Examples
« stood apart with aloof dignity »
« a distant smile »
« he was upstage with strangers »
Synonyms
reserved
Adverb
aloof
Definitions
1.
in an aloof manner
Examples
« the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough »