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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions aloof adjective  Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant adverb  At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. Our palace stood aloof from streets. --Dryden. Without sympathy; unfavorably. To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. --I. Taylor. Etymology: From (prefix, a, loof), from D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.      Full Definition of aloof  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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