aloof
31aloof — adjective not friendly; cool and distant. Derivatives aloofly adverb aloofness noun Origin C16: from a 2 + luff, orig. in naut. use meaning away and to windward! , i.e. with the ship s head kept close to the wind away from a lee shore or other… …
32aloof — ad. Apart, at a distance, away, off …
33aloof — adv 1. apart, separately, by oneself; off, away, at a distance, at arm s length. adj 2. indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned, disinterested, incurious, uninquisitive; removed, detached, uninvolved, unresponsive, unsympathetic; distant, remote,… …
34aloof — [əˈluːf] adj 1) not friendly 2) not willing to be involved in something …
35aloof — Kū mamao, kū ho okahi, ihu pi i, waiakua, umuakua, naua, pali loa …
36stand aloof — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, abstain, abstain from, alienate, avoid, be stuck up, be unmoved, be unwilling, beg off, cast off, cast out, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, decline, decline to accept, delete, depart, disagree, disallow,… …
37keep aloof — v. (D; intr.) to keep aloof from ( to remain at a distance from ) (she kept aloof from the others) * * * (D; intr.) to keep aloof from (she kept aloof from the others; to remain at a distance from ) …
38The Aloof — were a British alternative / pop / electronica supergroup, mixing electronic and dance elements with dub influences. They were active during the 1990s, and released four albums. Two members of The Aloof Burns and Kooner were also members of The… …
39The Aloof — Pays d’origine Royaume Uni Genre musical musique électronique Anciens membres Ricky Barrow Gary Burns Jagz Kooner Richard Thair Dean Thatcher The Aloof est un groupe de musique électronique britannique …
40keep (yourself) aloof — keep/hold (yourself) aloof | remain/stand aloof idiom to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people • The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people. Main entry: ↑aloofidiom …
