aloofness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English aloof Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aloofness From aloof + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of being aloof.
Where was he now? Nick was still in the alien high reach of the road, with the canal and the council estates, and longing for the other end, his own end, the safety and aloofness of white stucco and private gardens.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist.
1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aloofnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (23)
sh rezerviranost (the state of being aloof) · mi tūrangahapa (the state of being aloof) · ro rezervă (the state of being aloof) · de Unnahbarkeit (the state of being aloof) · ro răceală (the state of being aloof) · pt distância (the state of being aloof) · ro distanță (the state of being aloof) · sh suzdržanost (the state of being aloof) · ru отчуждённость (the state of being aloof) · nl gereserveerdheid (the state of being aloof) · fr attitude distante (the state of being aloof) · fi pidättyväisyys (the state of being aloof) · uk нетовариськість (the state of being aloof) · es reserva (the state of being aloof) · ru за́мкнутость (the state of being aloof) · sh apartnost (the state of being aloof) · es actitud distante (the state of being aloof) · sh distanciranost (the state of being aloof) · uk відчуженість (the state of being aloof) · uk замкнутість (the state of being aloof) · nl afstandelijkheid (the state of being aloof) · de Distanziertheit (the state of being aloof) · fr réserve (the state of being aloof)