All 3 Uses of
aloof
in
Anna Karenina
- Oblonsky had more than once experienced this extreme sense of aloofness, instead of intimacy, coming on after dinner, and he knew what to do in such cases.†
Part 1
- And how aloof and remote from him she had become now!†
Part 1 *
- With my brother there will be none of that aloofness there always used to be between us, there will be no disputes; with Kitty there shall never be quarrels; with the visitor, whoever he may be, I will be friendly and nice; with the servants, with Ivan, it will all be different.†
Part 8
Definition:
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(aloof) socially distant or uninterested in something that interests others -- often thinking oneself superior to others