standoffishness

2 definitions found

standoffishness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

standoffishness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  standoffishness
      n 1: a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
           [syn: aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness,
           withdrawnness]