ALOOFNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does aloofness mean? • ALOOFNESS (noun)
The noun ALOOFNESS has 2 senses:
1. indifference by personal withdrawal
2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
Familiarity information: ALOOFNESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ALOOFNESS (noun)
Meaning:
Indifference by personal withdrawal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
aloofness; distance
Context example:
emotional distance
Hypernyms ("aloofness" is a kind of...):
indifference (unbiased impartial unconcern)
Meaning:
A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
standoffishness; withdrawnness; aloofness; remoteness
Hypernyms ("aloofness" is a kind of...):
unsociability; unsociableness (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aloofness"):
unapproachability (a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible)
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