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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈluːf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈluf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə lo̅o̅f′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•loof /əˈluf/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. reserved;
    not showing interest:a reputation of being aloof.

adv. 
  1. at a distance in feeling or manner:remained aloof from his classmates.
a•loof•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•loof  (ə lo̅o̅f′),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest;
    apart:They always stood aloof from their classmates.

adj. 
  1. reserved or reticent;
    indifferent;
    disinterested:Because of his shyness, he had the reputation of being aloof.
  • a-1 + loof luff windward 1525–35
a•loof′ly, adv. 
a•loof′ness, n. 
    2. cool, detached; distant, standoffish; snobbish, haughty, disdainful.
    1. near. 2. warm, open, gregarious, outgoing.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aloof /əˈluːf/ adj
  1. distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling
Etymology: 16th Century: from a-1 + loof, a variant of luffaˈloofly adv aˈloofness n
'aloof' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: always [acts, looks, seems] so aloof, try not to [be, act] so aloof, seemed (really) aloof today, more...

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