aloofness

Pronunciation:		u'loofnes
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [n] indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"

	Synonyms:	distance, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness

	See Also:	indifference, unapproachability, unsociability, unsociableness

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\A*loof"ness\, n. State of being aloof. --Rogers (1642). The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. --Thoreau.