Meaning & use
aloof
Distant and not friendly or forthcoming, keeping oneself apart from others physically or emotionally.
See it in a sentence
The new manager seemed aloof at first, but he warmed up after the first project ended.
She stayed aloof from office gossip, preferring to focus quietly on her own work.
A note on using this word
Aloof can describe a personality trait or a deliberate choice to stay uninvolved, and it is not necessarily unkind, just detached.
Words with a similar meaning
distantreserved
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