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Aloof word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "aloof" word

[adv] in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"
[adjective] remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"
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\A*loof"\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Alewife}.
\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

The fun area, different aproach to word »aloof«

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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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: aloof: 1 + 6 + 6 = 13, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: aloof: 1 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 22, reduced: 22, and the final result is Twenty-Two.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (2) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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