Aloof — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remote in manner

in an aloof manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐlˈɪɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒksbɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒksbɔːl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐlˈɪɾɪk/.

Examples

stood apart with aloof dignity
a distant smile
he was upstage with strangers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

upstage distant

Parts of Speech

adjective	remote in manner “stood apart with aloof dignity”
adverb	in an aloof manner “the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough”

Word Forms

aloofness	noun	a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
distance	noun	indifference by personal withdrawal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

distanziert

🇫🇷French

distant

à distance de manière

🇪🇸Spanish

a distancia

remoto de manera

🇮🇹Italian

distaccato

in modo remoto

🇳🇱Dutch

terughoudend

op een afstandelijke manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiferente

remoto de maneira

🇷🇺Russian

в стороне

удаленный способом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग

दूरस्थ तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

দূরে

পদ্ধতিতে দূরবর্তী

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒதுங்கிய

தொலைதூர முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరంగా

రిమోట్ పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

अलिप्त

रिमोट पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

રીતે દૂરસ્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರವಾದ

ರಿಮೋಟ್ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകന്ന

റിമോട്ട് രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ

ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਰਿਮੋਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

دور

ریموٹ طریقے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

超然

远程方式

🇯🇵Japanese

よそよそしい

遠隔的に

🇰🇷Korean

쌀쌀한

원격으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xa cách

theo cách từ xa

🇹🇭Thai

ห่าง

ระยะไกลในลักษณะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

jauh

jarak jauh dengan cara

🇵🇭Filipino

malayo

malayo sa paraan

🇲🇾Malay

menyendiri

jauh dengan cara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بمعزل

البعيد على نحو

🇮🇷Persian

دور افتاده

به شیوه ای از راه دور

🇹🇷Turkish

uzak

bir şekilde uzak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרוחק

מרוחק באופן

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The primary meaning of 'aloof' is 'remote in manner'.

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