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aloof | loof |

As an adverb aloof

is at or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.

As an adjective aloof

is reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

As a preposition aloof

is away from; clear of.

As a noun loof is

the palm of the hand.

aloof

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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  • Without sympathy; unfavorably.
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  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
  • See also

    * See also

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (obsolete) away from; clear of
  • * Milton
  • Rivetus would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands.
    (Webster 1913)

    loof

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) lufe, . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The palm of the hand.
  • (anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical, obsolete) A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
  • (nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (-)
  • The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca ).
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