aloofness
1. indifference by personal withdrawal (Freq. 1) - emotional distance • Syn: distance • Derivationally related forms: distant (for: distance), distance (for: distance) • Hypernyms: indifference 2. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner • Syn: remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness • Derivationally related forms: withdrawn (for: withdrawnness), standoffish (for: standoffishness), aloof • Hypernyms: unsociability, unsociableness • Hyponyms: unapproachability
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