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English noun: aloofness

1. aloofness (feeling) indifference by personal withdrawal


SamplesEmotional distance.


Synonymsdistance


Broader (hypernym)indifference

2. aloofness (attribute) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner


Synonymsremoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness


Broader (hypernym)unsociability, unsociableness


Narrower (hyponym)unapproachability









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