Both Uses
aloof
in
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
(Edited)
- But Stacey remained aloof and had little to do with him.
p. 77.9 *aloof = uninterested in being friends
- His eyes, which showed a great warmth as he hugged and kissed us now, often had a cold, distant glaze, and there was an aloofness in him which the boys and I could never quite bridge.
p. 119.7aloofness = social distance
Definitions:
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(1)
(aloof) socially distant or uninterested in something that interests others -- often thinking oneself superior to others
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)