Associations to the word «Aloof»
Wiktionary
ALOOF, adverb. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
ALOOF, adverb. Without sympathy; unfavorably.
ALOOF, adjective. Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
ALOOF, preposition. (obsolete) away from; clear of
Dictionary definition
ALOOF, adverb. In an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough".
ALOOF, adjective. Remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.