Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - aloof
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Aloof
aloof
~1 adj deliberately staying away from or not talking to other people, especially because you think you are better than they are remain/keep/hold yourself ~ (She preferred to remain distant and aloof.) - ~ly adv - ~ness n ~2 adj unfriendly, especially because you think you are better than other people (Alison was polite but aloof when I met her.)
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1.
1. Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people. He seemed aloof and detached. = distant ADJ: usu v-link ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If someone stays aloof from something, they do not become involved with it. (FORMAL) The Government is keeping aloof from the controversy... ADJ: v-link ADJ from n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. adverb Etymology: obsolete ~ to windward, from 1a- + louf, luf luff Date: 1523 at a distance II. adjective Date: 1608 removed or distant either physically or emotionally he stood ~ from worldly success — John Buchan Synonyms: see indifferent • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. & adv. --adj. distant, unsympathetic. --adv. away, apart (he kept aloof from his colleagues). Derivatives aloofly adv. aloofness n. Etymology: orig. Naut., f. A(2) + LUFF ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. отчужденный, холодный; замкнутый, необщительный aloof manner —- необщительность, сдержанное поведение 2. в отдалении, вдали от; в стороне aloof from the commotion —- в стороне от суматохи 3. отчужденно, холодно; замкнуто to keep aloof —- держаться в стороне to stand aloof from family joys and sorrows —- оставаться безучастным к семейным радостям и горестям to keep oneself aloof from smth. —- чуждаться чего-л. to live aloof from the world —- вести замкнутый образ жизни; уйти от мира ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
1. adj. 1) сторонящийся 2) отчужденный; равнодушный 3) надменный Syn: detached, reserved Ant: communicative, gregarious, neighbourly, sociable, talkative 2. adv. поодаль, в стороне to hold/keep (oneself) aloof (from), to stand aloof (from) - держаться в стороне (от); чуждаться ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- 1532, from Fr., from Du. loef "the weather side of a ship." Nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, hence the figurative sense of "at a distance, apart." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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