All 3 Uses of
aloof
in
Dune
- There was Paul in the corner surrounded by a fawning group of the younger Arrakeen richece, and, aloof among them, three officers of the House Troop.†
Book 1 *
- Only the man called Jamis seemed to stand aloof from the ceremony, holding himself apart with arms folded across his breast.†
Book 2
- "But Paul Muad'Dib has held himself aloof from these ceremonies," Chani said.†
Book 3
Definition:
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(aloof) socially distant or uninterested in something that interests others -- often thinking oneself superior to others