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noun
The state or condition of being withdrawn or isolated.
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, standoffishness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unsociability, unsociableness
Narrower terms: unapproachability
History
From withdrawn + -ness.
