aloofness
Cool, deliberate reserve
Aloofness is the quality of being distant, detached, or uninvolved.
An aloof person keeps others at arm's length, whether from shyness, arrogance, or deliberate reserve: Her aloofness made it hard to get to know her.
The word often carries a slight chill—suggesting someone who stands apart when warmth might be expected.
Complete separation from others
- distanceSpace between two points
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- disconnectionState of being severed
disengagement · separateness · uninvolvement · impersonality · unapproachability · inaccessibility · seclusion · solitude
Control over impulses
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- self-containmentState of internal completeness
introversion · inhibition · shyness · timidity · taciturnity · uncommunicativeness · secretiveness · privacy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- insoucianceLighthearted lack of concern
impassivity · dispassion · unresponsiveness · dismissiveness · coolness · boredom · ennui · listlessness
Cold or unfriendly manner
- chillinessMild cold sensation
- icinessExtreme coldness, literal or emotional
- frigidityExtreme coldness or aloofness
- coolnessCalm self-possession
unfriendliness · inhospitality · stoniness · steeliness · hardness · curtness · brusqueness · terseness
isolation
Complete separation from others
- distanceSpace between two points
- remotenessQuality of being faraway
- withdrawalAct of taking away
disconnection · disengagement · separateness · uninvolvement · impersonality · unapproachability · inaccessibility · seclusion · solitude · remove
restraint
Control over impulses
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- guardednessDefensive emotional reserve
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
self-containment · introversion · inhibition · shyness · timidity · taciturnity · uncommunicativeness · secretiveness · privacy · formality
apathy
Absence of feeling
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
insouciance · impassivity · dispassion · unresponsiveness · dismissiveness · coolness · boredom · ennui · listlessness · passivity
frostiness
Cold or unfriendly manner
- chillinessMild cold sensation
- icinessExtreme coldness, literal or emotional
- frigidityExtreme coldness or aloofness
coolness · unfriendliness · inhospitality · stoniness · steeliness · hardness · curtness · brusqueness · terseness · hauteur
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- personality traitsextraversion, agreeableness, introvert, neuroticism, temperament
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- unfriendlinessunfriendliness, coldness, hostility, rudeness, coolness
- alienationestrangement, social isolation, disconnection, exclusion, outsider
- detachmentemotional numbness, detached, dispassion, disengaged, indifference
aloofnesswarmth
Heat you feel
closeness · intimacy · affection · tenderness · compassion
aloofnessfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
involvement · engagement · gregariousness · sociability · approachability
aloofnessfriendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
approachability · openness · accessibility · geniality · affability