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aloof1530s, from a- (1) + Middle English loof "weather gage," also "windward direction," probably from Dutch loef (Middle Dutch lof) "the weather side of a ship." Originally a [..]
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aloofin an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough" remote in manner; "stood apa [..]
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aloofat a distance, apart
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aloofadv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
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aloof(adj) remote in manner(adv) in an aloof manner
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aloofStand aloof, away. A sea term, meaning originally to bear to windward, or luff. (Norwegian, German, etc., luft, wind, breeze.)
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aloof A nautical order to keep the ship's head to the wind, thus to stay clear of a lee shore or some other quarter. The front part of the sail which meets the wind is called the luff. A sailing ves [..]
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aloofOld expression meaning to "keep your luff", or sail as close to the wind as possible.
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aloof<zoology> Same as Alewife. (01 Mar 1998)
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aloof
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
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