Estranged vs Aloof - What's the difference?
estranged | aloof |
(estrange)
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=2 Without sympathy; unfavorably.
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Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
(obsolete) away from; clear of
* Milton
As adjectives the difference between estranged and aloof
is that estranged is having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse while aloof is reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.As a verb estranged
is (estrange).As an adverb aloof is
at or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.As a preposition aloof is
(obsolete) away from; clear of.estranged
English
Verb
(head)- She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
A relatively formal term, the more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.Synonyms
* alienatedCoordinate terms
* separatedaloof
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, passage=Mother
Adjective
(en adjective)See also
* See alsoPreposition
(English prepositions)- Rivetus would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands.