aloof. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative,...

aloof. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993
... She is aloof to all the noise and dust of the neighborhood also...

Aloof. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...Stand aloof, away. A sea term, meaning originally to bear to windward, or luff. (Norwegian, German, etc., luft, wind, breeze.) 1...


aloof. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote: stood apart with aloof dignity. At a distance but within view; apart. a-2 + luff, windward part of a ship...

1. remote in manner: uninvolved or unwilling to become involved with other people or events, often out of a sense of lofty superiority to them
2. physically remote: physically distant or apart from somebody or something
an aloof pine tree at the summit of the mountain



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remote in manner; \"stood apart with aloof dignity\"; \"a distant smile\"; \"he was upstage with strangers\"
in an aloof manner; \"the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough\"
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Stand aloof, away. A sea term, meaning originally to bear to windward, or luff. (Norwegian, German, etc., luft, wind, breeze.)
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Detatched. Having no need, desire, or much (if any) awareness of other people and social relationships.
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These are good sentences containing the word aloof and are taken from a variety of sources. I hope that these help.

It just wouldn't happen. But then, Ewing wasn't as fan-friendly as Jordan. And Russell had all those championship rings.
Ewing never liked to sign autographs and he was aloof with New York reporters.

Is God accessible to us? Or is He aloof from us, sitting in His throne in the heavens, and simply judging us for what we do or not do, without guiding us when we seek Him? Does He suffer with us even as He lifts us from mire? What would be Christian literature like if God were to be always aloof, stern, and judgmental, never stooping "low" to help us?

Personality: Most Sight Hounds tend to be aloof and able to amuse themselves. They need time to themselves occasionally. They are not like a Labrador or Golden Retriever which demands constant affection and attention. However, this does not mean they don’t love you and want to be with you. Most Sight Hounds tend to be aloof with and wary of strangers.


The plodding, often aloof and discursive candidate who struggled last year has been replaced by a supremely confident campaigner seemingly itching for a fight against President Bush in the fall.

Give us a loof of whole wheat, will yeh dearie?

Them miscreants is always loofin about.