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- [stand-aw-fish, -of-ish]
- /ˈstændˈɔ fɪʃ, -ˈɒf ɪʃ/
- /ˌstændˈɒf.ɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stand-aw-fish, -of-ish]
- /ˈstændˈɔ fɪʃ, -ˈɒf ɪʃ/
Definitions of standoffish word
- adjective standoffish somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly. 1
- adjective standoffish unfriendly 1
- adjective standoffish If you say that someone is standoffish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way. 0
- adjective standoffish reserved, haughty, or aloof 0
- adjective standoffish reserved and cool; aloof 0
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Origin of standoffish
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; standoff + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Standoffish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
standoffish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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adj standoffish
- aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
noun standoffish
- aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
- in-difference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- frigidity — the state or condition of being frigid.
- frostiness — The quality of being frosty.
- isolationism — the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.
adverb standoffish
- aloofly — at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.
adjective standoffish
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- eremetic — Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
- eremitic — Characteristic of a hermit.
Antonyms for standoffish
adjective standoffish
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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