aloofness
Noun

aloofness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being aloof
    • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 6,
      Where was he now? Nick was still in the alien high reach of the road, with the canal and the council estates, and longing for the other end, his own end, the safety and aloofness of white stucco and private gardens.
Translations
  • Portuguese: distância
  • Russian: отчуждённость
  • Spanish: reserva, actitud distante f



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