aloofness

[SUA]/ə'lu:fnis/
Frecvență: Foarte ridicat

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Stuant's wistful tranquility and almost saintlike aloofness were hard nuts to crack , even for Sister Agatha.

Liniștea melancolică și detașarea aproape sfântă a lui Stuant erau greu de descifrat, chiar și pentru sora Agatha.

He maintained an air of aloofness at the party.

Her aloofness made it difficult for others to approach her.

The professor's aloofness sometimes intimidated his students.

She often retreated into aloofness when feeling overwhelmed.

His aloofness was mistaken for arrogance by some.

Despite her aloofness, she was a kind-hearted person.

The cat's aloofness added to its mysterious charm.

His aloofness was a defense mechanism against getting hurt.

The actress's aloofness off-screen surprised her fans.

It's important to strike a balance between aloofness and approachability.

Exemple din viața reală

The drowsy aloofness had gone from his gray eyes and they were wide and unmasked.

Sursă: Gone with the Wind

The white house reared its tall columns before her, seeming to withdraw with dignified aloofness from her.

Sursă: Gone with the Wind

He has an aloofness, a central integrity, that is his heritage from his good blood.

Sursă: Cross Stream (Part 1)

He perceived Yan's increased aloofness and the dangerous gleam in his eyes when he thought no one was watching.

Sursă: 202325

One imagined that, having been fawned upon financially, he had attained aloofness; having been snubbed socially, he had acquired reticence.

Sursă: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

Mr. Casaubon's words had been quite reasonable, yet they had brought a vague instantaneous sense of aloofness on his part.

Sursă: Middlemarch (Part One)

Something deeper than his usual aloofness rose in him -not quite excitement, still less fear, but a sharp intensity of expectation.

Sursă: The Disappearing Horizon

That was how I escaped my father's aloofness, in my dead mother's books. That and Hassan, of course.

Sursă: The Kite Runner

Prose written in the passive voice tends to have an aloofness and passivity to it, which is why it's generally better to write an active sentence.

Sursă: Selected English short passages

In the sober gaiety of Sister St. Joseph, and much more in the beautiful courtesy of the Mother Superior, she had felt an aloofness which oppressed her.

Sursă: Veil

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