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单词 aloofness
释义

aloofness

noun

aloof·​ness ə-ˈlüf-nəs How to pronounce aloofness (audio)
: the quality or state of being aloof or emotionally distant
Her aloofness … did not endear her to the rest of the company … Marybeth Kerrigan
… there was an aloofness in him which the boys and I could never quite bridge. Mildred D. Taylor
His aloofness was … born more of insecurity than of arrogance … David Cannadine
… was respected for his military tenacity and his surprising aloofness from party favoritism. Simon Schama

Word History

Etymology

aloof entry 1 + -ness

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined above

aloofness

noun

1
as in indifference

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • indifference
  • unconcern
  • coldness
  • blankness
  • detachment
  • deadness
  • woodenness
  • impassivity
  • callousness
  • imperturbability
  • obduracy
  • heartlessness
  • impassiveness
  • stiffness
  • bloodlessness
  • coolness
  • emotionlessness
  • vacancy
  • insensitivity
  • emptiness
  • apathy
  • hardness
  • numbness
  • halfheartedness
  • hard-heartedness
  • callosity
  • insensibility
  • phlegm
  • affectlessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sensibility
  • emotion
  • sympathy
  • empathy
  • feeling
  • sensitivity
  • compassion
  • warmth
  • pity
  • receptiveness
  • receptivity
  • solicitude
  • tenderness
  • understanding
  • responsiveness
  • hysteria
  • histrionics
  • melodrama
  • vehemence
  • hysterics
  • hand-wringing
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2
as in detachedness

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • detachedness
  • composure
  • bashfulness
  • shyness
  • distance
  • reticence
  • modesty
  • taciturnity
  • self-possession
  • willpower
  • silence
  • self-containment
  • self-poise
  • mastery
  • self-discipline
  • will
  • self-censorship
  • suppression
  • self-mastery
  • repression
  • inhibition
  • self-denial
  • restraint
  • discipline
  • possession
  • discretion
  • control
  • constraint
  • self-government
  • refrainment
  • self-command
  • reserve
  • self-restraint
  • continence
  • self-control
  • command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disinhibition
  • incontinence
  • unconstraint
  • frankness
  • bluntness
  • gratification
  • indulgence
  • uninhibitedness
  • candor
  • overindulgence
  • self-abandonment
  • unrestrainedness
  • intemperance
  • self-indulgence
  • immoderacy
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