aloof
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
remote in manner
stood apart with aloof dignity
Related & opposite
- standoffishness derivation
- aloofness derivation
- reserved similar to
Sense 2 adverb
in an aloof manner
the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough
Related & opposite
- aloof derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | standoffishness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aloofness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | reserved |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | aloof |