'standoffishness' definitions:
Definition of 'standoffishness'
(from WordNet)
noun
A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner [syn: aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness]
Definition of 'standoffishness'
From: GCIDE
- standoffish \stand*off"ish\, stand-offish \stand-off"ish\a. Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not friendly.
- Syn: offish. [PJC] -- {stand*off"ish*ness}, n. -- {stand*off"ish*ly}, adv. [PJC]