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What is the definition of aloof?

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a·loof

əˈlo͞of/

adjective

not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

"they were courteous but faintly aloof"

synonyms:distant, detached, unfriendly, antisocial,unsociable, avoidant, remote, unapproachable,formal, stiff, withdrawn, reserved, unforthcoming,uncommunicative, unsympathetic;

informalstandoffish

"part of their strategy is to remain aloof during the first stages of negotiation"

conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, typically through distaste.

"he stayed aloof from the bickering"
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