Aloof vs. Detached — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Aloof and Detached
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Definitions
Aloof
Emotionally reserved or indifferent
An aloof manner.
Detached
Separate or disconnected.
Aloof
Distant or uninvolved
Remained aloof from political movements.
Detached
Aloof and objective
He is a detached observer of his own actions
Aloof
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
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Detached
Separated; disconnected
A detached part.
A detached plug.
Aloof
Without sympathy; unfavorably.
Detached
Standing apart from others; separate
A house with a detached garage.
Aloof
Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.
Detached
Marked by an absence of emotional involvement or personal interest; aloof or unbiased.
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Aloof
(obsolete) Away from; clear of.
Detached
Not physically attached; separated from something it could connect to.
Aloof
Same as Alewife.
Detached
Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
Aloof
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
Our palace stood aloof from streets.
Detached
Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.
Aloof
Without sympathy; unfavorably.
To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties.
Detached
Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.
Aloof
Away from; clear from.
Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands.
Detached
Simple past tense and past participle of detach
Aloof
Remote in manner;
Stood apart with aloof dignity
A distant smile
He was upstage with strangers
Detached
Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels.
Aloof
In an aloof manner;
The local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough
Detached
Showing lack of emotional involvement;
Adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair
She may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive
An uninvolved bystander
Detached
Being or feeling set or kept apart from others;
She felt detached from the group
Could not remain the isolated figure he had been
Thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
Had a set-apart feeling
Detached
No longer connected or joined;
A detached part
On one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached
The separated spacecraft will return to their home bases
Detached
Used of buildings; standing apart from others;
Detached houses
A detached garage
Detached
Not fixed in position;
The detached shutter fell on him
He pulled his arm free and ran
