All 6 Uses of
aloof
in
War and Peace
- A new sensation of comfort and relief came over him when, seeing these girls, he realized the existence of other human interests entirely aloof from his own and just as legitimate as those that occupied him.†
Chpt 10 *aloof = socially distant or uninterested
- How did you manage to get here?" said he in a voice as calm and aloof as his look.†
Chpt 12
- He was conscious of an aloofness from everything earthly and a strange and joyous lightness of existence.†
Chpt 12aloofness = the quality or degree of being socially distant or uninterested
- Natasha remained alone and, from the time Princess Mary began making preparations for departure, held aloof from her too.†
Chpt 15aloof = socially distant or uninterested
- Besides a feeling of aloofness from everybody Natasha was feeling a special estrangement from the members of her own family.†
Chpt 15aloofness = the quality or degree of being socially distant or uninterested
- Nicholas felt himself irredeemably indebted to Sonya for all she was doing for his mother and greatly admired her patience and devotion, but tried to keep aloof from her.†
Chpt 15aloof = socially distant or uninterested
Definition:
socially distant or uninterested in something that interests others -- often thinking oneself superior to others