Aloofness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aloofness \A*loof"ness\, n.
     State of being aloof. --Rogers (1642).
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. --Thoreau.
     [1913 Webster] Alopecy



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aloofness
       n 1: indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
            [syn: {distance}]
       2: a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
          [syn: {remoteness}, {standoffishness}, {withdrawnness}]