aloof

Definition of Aloof in English :

1. aloof, distant, upstage

remote in manner

Example Sentences:
'stood apart with aloof dignity'
'a distant smile'
'he was upstage with strangers'

2. aloof

in an aloof manner

Example Sentences:
'the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aloof

adjective

distant, unsympathetic, or supercilious in manner, attitude, or feeling

adverb

1.

at a distance but in view; apart

adjective

2.

at a distance; removed

3.

distant in sympathy, interest, etc.; reserved and cool

her manner was aloof

adj.

1. Emotionally reserved or indifferent: an aloof manner.

2. Distant or uninvolved: remained aloof from political movements.