Aloofness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indifference by personal withdrawal

a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐlˌɪzeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒksbɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒksbɔːd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɐlˌɪzeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

emotional distance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

remoteness distance standoffishness withdrawnness

Parts of Speech

noun	indifference by personal withdrawal “emotional distance”
noun	a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

Word Forms

distant	adjective	remote in manner
distance	verb	keep at a distance
aloof	adjective	remote in manner
standoffish	adjective	lacking cordiality; unfriendly
withdrawn	adjective	withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Distanziertheit

Gleichgültigkeit durch persönlichen Rückzug

🇫🇷French

réserve

indifférence par retrait personnel

🇪🇸Spanish

distanciamiento

indiferencia por retirada personal

🇮🇹Italian

distacco

indifferenza attraverso il ritiro personale

🇳🇱Dutch

afstandelijkheid

onverschilligheid door persoonlijke terugtrekking

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiferença

indiferença por retirada pessoal

🇷🇺Russian

отчужденность

безразличие путем личного ухода

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुराव

व्यक्तिगत वापसी से उदासीनता

🇧🇩Bengali

একাকীত্ব

ব্যক্তিগত প্রত্যাহার দ্বারা উদাসীনতা

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமை

தனிப்பட்ட விலகல் மூலம் அலட்சியம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వైరాగ్యం

వ్యక్తిగత ఉపసంహరణ ద్వారా ఉదాసీనత

🇮🇳Marathi

अलिप्तता

वैयक्तिक पैसे काढण्याद्वारे उदासीनता

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકલતા

વ્યક્તિગત ઉપાડ દ્વારા ઉદાસીનતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೈರಾಗ್ಯ

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ವಾಪಸಾತಿಯಿಂದ ಉದಾಸೀನತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകൽച്ച

വ്യക്തിപരമായ പിൻവലിക്കൽ വഴിയുള്ള നിസ്സംഗത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲੌਕਿਕਤਾ

ਨਿੱਜੀ ਕਢਵਾਉਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنہائی

ذاتی واپسی کی طرف سے لاتعلقی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷漠

个人退缩的冷漠

🇯🇵Japanese

よそよそしさ

個人的な引きこもりによる無関心

🇰🇷Korean

무관심

개인적 철수로 인한 무관심

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự xa cách

thờ ơ bằng cách rút lui cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ความห่างเหิน

ความเฉยเมยโดยการถอนตัวส่วนบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

sikap acuh tak acuh

ketidakpedulian dengan penarikan diri pribadi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging aloof

kawalang-interes sa pamamagitan ng personal na pag-alis

🇲🇾Malay

sikap menyendiri

sikap acuh tak acuh melalui penarikan diri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانعزال

اللامبالاة عن طريق الانسحاب الشخصي

🇮🇷Persian

دوری

بی تفاوتی با کناره گیری شخصی

🇹🇷Turkish

sokulmama

kişisel geri çekilme yoluyla kayıtsızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתבַּדְלוּת

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