| Pronunciation: | | u'loofnes
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
- [n] indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
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ALOOFNESS is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | distance, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness |
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| | See Also: | | indifference, unapproachability, unsociability, unsociableness |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*loof"ness\, n.
State of being aloof. --Rogers (1642).
The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. --Thoreau.
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