Antonyms for aloof

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-loof

Phonetic Transcription : əˈluf

Definition of aloof

Origin : 1530s, from a- (1) + Middle English loof "weather gage," also "windward direction," probably from Dutch loef (Middle Dutch lof) "the weather side of a ship." Originally a nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, thus to stay clear of a lee-shore or some other quarter; hence the figurative sense of "at a distance, apart" (1580s). Related: Aloofly; aloofness.

adj remote

Example sentences :

She was like the falling of this starlight, pure, aloof, and strange and gentle.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Little Fay was as obstreperous as Tony was disagreeably silent and aloof.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

Peter stood there silent, aloof, detached; and he appeared quite cool.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

She stood as cold and aloof as earlier she had been warm and clinging.
Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini

Even so; and of all men Socrates stood most aloof from such crimes.
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

“I am due at a committee meeting,” he said, in a courteous but aloof manner.
Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates

Superb, aloof, her hand she leans Upon a casket's jewelled lid.
Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier

All the people who had seemed so warmly near to him were aloof and cold.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

She could be tenderness itself, and she could be aloof and even harsh in her manner.
Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Make those wretched who corrupt it, and keep us aloof from all such.
Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell

Synonyms for aloof

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