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noun
The state, quality, or condition of being standoffish or aloof and unsociable; aloofness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: aloofness, remoteness, withdrawnness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unsociability, unsociableness
Narrower terms: unapproachability
History
Etymology tree English stand off Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English standoffish Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English standoffishness From standoffish + -ness.
Across languages
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