ALOOF

 

MEANING 1: (adj.) being distant in manner or feeling, unsympathetic

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
1.They remained aloof after the big fight.
2.People complain that I seem aloof when in fact I am just painfully shy.

 

MEANING 2: (adv.) at a distance 

EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
1.He stood aloof from the crowd at the party.
2.She kept aloof from the whole business.


SYNONYMS: Apart, Reserved, Remote

ANOTNYMS: Open, Warm, Friendly

 

 

Also see

AMBIGUOUS MEANING

AMICABLE MEANING

APATHETIC MEANING

ARBITRARY MEANING