English noun: aloofness | |||
1. | aloofness (feeling) indifference by personal withdrawal | ||
Samples | Emotional distance. | ||
Synonyms | distance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indifference | ||
2. | aloofness (attribute) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | ||
Synonyms | remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unsociability, unsociableness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | unapproachability | ||