[notusuallybeforenoun] ~ (from sb/sth) not friendly or interested in other people:
He was a cold man, aloof and distant. * She stayed aloof while the argument went on around her.
aloofness noun [U]:
Her cool aloofness was seen as arrogance by some people.
IDIOMS
keep / hold (yourself) aloof
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is aloof a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, aloof is tagged as adjective.
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