Aloof word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "aloof" word
[adjective] remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"
\A*loof"\, adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See {Loof}, {Luff}.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. --Dryden. 2. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. --I. Taylor.
\A*loof"\, prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.] Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands. --Milton.
Synonyms for aloof
distant, reserved
Related terms: above, casual, distant, expressionless, frosty, gapped, in a stupor, lethargic, lonely, numbed, on high, open, solitary, spunkless, suppressed, tenuous, to the zenith, uncongenial, undemonstrative, unfriendly, unresponsive, up
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Let's analyse "aloof" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 60% of vowels is 21.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: FOOLA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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aloof: 1 + 6 + 6 = 13, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four. |
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