Standoffishness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈændɔfɪʃnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈandɒfɪʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈandɒfɪʃnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /stˈændɔfɪʃnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aloofness remoteness withdrawnness

Word Forms

aloof	adjective	remote in manner
standoffish	adjective	lacking cordiality; unfriendly
withdrawn	adjective	withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Distanziertheit

eine Veranlagung, distanziert und unsympathisch zu sein

🇫🇷French

éloignement

une disposition à être distant et antipathique

🇪🇸Spanish

distanciamiento

una disposición a ser distante y antipático en sus maneras

🇳🇱Dutch

afstandelijkheid

een neiging om afstandelijk en onsympathiek te zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

distanciamento

uma disposição para ser distante e antipático de maneira

🇷🇺Russian

сдержанность

склонность к отстраненности и несимпатичности в манере поведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गतिरोध

व्यवहार में दूर और सहानुभूतिहीन होने का स्वभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থবিরতা

একটি স্বভাব দূরবর্তী এবং উপায়ে অসহানুভূতিশীল হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைப்பாடு

தொலைதூர மற்றும் அனுதாபமற்ற முறையில் இருக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలుపుదల

పద్ధతిలో సుదూర మరియు సానుభూతి లేని స్వభావం

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિરતા

દૂરના અને અસંવેદનશીલ હોવાનો સ્વભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲುವು

ದೂರದ ಮತ್ತು ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലപാടുകൾ

വിദൂരവും അനുകമ്പയില്ലാത്തതുമായ ഒരു സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਡੋਲਤਾ

ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਦੂਰ ਅਤੇ ਹਮਦਰਦ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਸੁਭਾਅ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷漠

态度冷漠且缺乏同情心

🇯🇵Japanese

スタンドオフ

態度がよそよそしく、同情的でない性質

🇰🇷Korean

대립

거리를 두고 동정심이 없는 성향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lạc quan

một khuynh hướng xa cách và không thông cảm trong cách

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่ลงรอยกัน

มีนิสัยชอบอยู่ห่างไกลและไร้ความเห็นอกเห็นใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sikap angkuh

kecenderungan untuk bersikap jauh dan tidak simpatik

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging standoffish

isang disposisyon na maging malayo at hindi nakikiramay sa paraan

🇲🇾Malay

sikap pendirian

kecenderungan untuk berjauhan dan tidak bersimpati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المواجهة

التصرف ليكون بعيدًا وغير متعاطف في الطريقة

🇮🇷Persian

ایستادگی

تمایل به دور بودن و بی مهری بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

soğukluk

mesafeli ve anlayışsız olma eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עקשנות

נטייה להיות מרוחקת ולא סימפטית באופן

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