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Meanings of aloofness in English

Portuguese
afastamento
Catalan
distanciament
Spanish
alejamiento

Indifference by personal withdrawal.

afastamento

A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner.

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Examples for "distance"
Examples for "distance"
1
But the situation of farm animals on long-distance transport is no different.
The Irish Times
2
Main outcome measures: Mean daily walking distance as a measure of NEAT.
Pubmed
3
Young Nicolaus did admirably, his slight young body going a good distance.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
4
Compressing natural gas for long-distance export by sea is an expensive business.
The South African
5
In the Graysons' case, it's simply a matter of time and distance.
War Of Honor
Usage of aloofness in English
1
Where certainty of progress once stood, aloofness and fear have taken hold.
Jamaica Observer
2
Mensforth interpreted my listless reply as either aloofness or lack of interest.
Bones of the Lost
3
For all Daniel's annoying aloofness-andthere's plenty of it-theguy's clearly devoted.
Torment
4
James' initial anger and resentment had simmered down to a stubborn aloofness.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
5
She knew a soft heart was behind the sarcasm and deliberate aloofness.
Solomon's oak: a novel
6
At the moment of recognition Sandy felt a cold aloofness overpower him.
A Son of the Hills
7
She appeared to have abandoned finally the faint aloofness of her attitude.
The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
8
He would not pain His hosts by self-absorbed aloofness at the table.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chapters I to XIV
9
There towards the west his great country lay wrapped in ocean's aloofness.
The Parts Men Play
10
And since his recovery his attitude of aloofness had augmented her fear.
The Sheik: A Novel
11
Father declares independence, selfishness, and aloofness to be the trinity of hell.
People of the Whirlpool / From The Experience Book of a Commuter...
12
As Selwyn felt the need for absolute aloofness, he had gladly accepted.
The Parts Men Play
13
But this steady industry, and aloofness, was ample warning for the newcomers.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
14
On the contrary, what little is remembered, is of a cool aloofness.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
15
She knew, also, that some of the entertainers resented her professional aloofness.
The Blood Red Dawn
16
But he is unable long to admire her with such scientific aloofness.
Essays on Russian Novelists
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Translations for aloofness
Portuguese
afastamento
Aloofness through the time
Aloofness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common