Dictionary.com Definition: at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart.
Translated Definition: being far away from someone/something emotionally or in interest
Forms:
aloofly- adverb
aloofness- verb
Original Sentences:
1. The foreign exchange student was aloof from his host family; he wasnt a fan of football.
2. The second place girls soccer team was aloof from the first place girls volleyball team.
Best time of use:
The best time to use aloof would be when you are talking about something that you are not very involved in. Also, if you are talking to someone who you are not very interested in or are not very close with you could use the word aloof to describe your relationship and understanding of that person and the things that you two talk about.
Synonyms:
Some synonyms would be either "detached" or "distant". Distant and detached is a lot similar to the word aloof because distant can mean to be somewhat of a distance away from something/someone, and detached means to not be connected to something/someone. But its also not so much like it because aloof means more to be distant from someone either emotionally or physically or in interest so aloof is more specific.
Antonyms:
The word "near" means the exact oposite of aloof because if you are near you are close to someone/thing and being aloof to someone means you are far from or distant from so therefore they are oposites.
Usefulness: I give the word aloof four out of five stars. Aloof is a god word, but its not something that you can use in that many situations, because it's kind of complicated and hard to understand exactly what you're meaning by saying it. I think some of the synonyms for the word aloof are better to use at many given times.
Picture: This picture is a very good example of aloof because the cat is being far from anyone and not interested in other people's business.
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