Standoffishness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state, quality, or condition of being standoffish or aloof and unsociable; aloofness. uncountable
"Many of the seemingly bizarre courtship practices of English males—the cautiousness, reserve and apparent stand-offishness that foreign females complain about—are characteristic features of ‘negative politeness’."
- 2 a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner wordnet
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More examples"Many of the seemingly bizarre courtship practices of English males—the cautiousness, reserve and apparent stand-offishness that foreign females complain about—are characteristic features of ‘negative politeness’."
Etymology
From standoffish + -ness.