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Definition of aloof adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

aloof

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//əˈluf//
 
[not usually before noun]
 
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  • not friendly or interested in other people synonym distant, remote He was a cold man, aloof and distant. She stayed aloof while the argument went on around her.
    • Idioms
    keep/hold (yourself) aloof, remain/stand aloof
     
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    to not become involved in something; to show no interest in people The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
    aloofness noun [uncountable]
     
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    Her cool aloofness was seen as arrogance by some people.    See aloof in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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