What does aloofness mean?
Aloofness means The state of being aloof..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state of being aloof..
She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist.
Where was he now? Nick was still in the alien high reach of the road, with the canal and the council estates, and longing for the other end, his own end, the safety and aloofness of white stucco and private gardens.
Use aloofness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Aloofness means The state of being aloof..
Common synonyms include distance, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist.
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