aloofadjective
uk/əˈluːf/us/əˈluːf/not friendly or willing to take part in things:
She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.
not interested or involved, usually because you do not approve of what is happening:
Whatever is happening in the office, she always remains aloof.
She kept herself aloof from her husband's business.
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Not being friendly
- (at) daggers drawn idiom
- abrasive
- antisocial
- asocial
- austere
- estrange
- estranged
- forbidding
- frostily
- give sb the time of day idiom
- hostile
- mixer
- saturnine
- sour
- unsociable
- unwelcoming
- wintry
- with friends like you, who needs enemies? idiom
- withdraw
- withdrawal
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Critical & uncomplimentary
aloofness
noun [ U ] uk/əˈluːf.nəs/us/əˈluːf.nəs/