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Aloofness vs Indifference - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between aloofness and indifference

is that aloofness is the state of being aloof while indifference is the state of being indifferent.

aloofness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being aloof
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 49
    • She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist.

    indifference

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being indifferent.
  • Unbiased impartiality.
  • Unemotional apathy.
  • * His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she was even human.
  • A lack of enthusiasm.
  • Unconcerned nonchalance.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1897, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}