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Standoffishness

Definition: Standoffishness

Standoffishness

Noun

1. A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Standoffishness

Synonyms: aloofness (n), remoteness (n), withdrawnness (n). (additional references)

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Modern Translation: Standoffishness

Language Translations for "standoffishness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

rezervã (aloofness, budget, chill, condition, deposit, distance, exception, hoard, offishness, qualification, refill, reservation, reserve, restraint, retention, side-room, stand by, stipulation, stock, store, substitute, supply), distanţã (aloofness, difference, distance, elongation, interval, length, odds, offishness, range, remoteness, remove, run, space, step). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Standoffishness

Derivations

Words beginning with "standoffishness": standoffishnesses. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Standoffishness

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-f-h-i-n-n-o-s-s-s-s-t"

-4 letters: standoffish.

-5 letters: astonished, astonishes, oafishness, offishness, sandfishes, sandstones, sensations, standishes, toadfishes.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-f-h-i-n-n-o-s-s-s-s-t"
 

+2 letters: standoffishnesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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