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Meaning of "standoffishness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STANDOFFISHNESS

standoffishness  [ˌstændˈɒfɪʃnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANDOFFISHNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Standoffishness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STANDOFFISHNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of standoffishness in the English dictionary

The definition of standoffishness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being reserved, haughty, or aloof.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STANDOFFISHNESS


bearishness
ˈbɛərɪʃnəs
bluishness
ˈbluːɪʃnəs
boyishness
ˈbɔɪɪʃnəs
brackishness
ˈbrækɪʃnəs
bullishness
ˈbʊlɪʃnəs
dwarfishness
ˈdwɔːfɪʃnəs
elfishness
ˈɛlfɪʃnəs
Englishness
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃnəs
girlishness
ˈɡɜːlɪʃnəs
greenishness
ˈɡriːnɪʃnəs
hoggishness
ˈhɒɡɪʃnəs
huffishness
ˈhʌfɪʃnəs
Jewishness
ˈdʒuːɪʃnəs
oafishness
ˈəʊfɪʃnəs
raffishness
ˈræfɪʃnəs
reddishness
ˈrɛdɪʃnəs
sniffishness
ˈsnɪfɪʃnəs
sumphishness
ˈsʌmfɪʃnəs
toffishness
ˈtɒfɪʃnəs
wolfishness
ˈwʊlfɪʃnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STANDOFFISHNESS

standing room
standing start
standing stone
standing water
standing wave
standish
standoff
standoff missile
standoffish
standoffishly
standout
standover
standover man
standpat
standpatter
standpattism
standpipe
standpoint
standstill
standstill agreement

WORDS THAT END LIKE STANDOFFISHNESS

Britishness
business
Caithness
childishness
foolishness
foppishness
freshness
harshness
highness
lushness
much of a muchness
rashness
richness
roughness
Royal Highness
selfishness
smoothness
stylishness
thoroughness
toughness
unselfishness

Synonyms and antonyms of standoffishness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «standoffishness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STANDOFFISHNESS

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The translations of standoffishness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «standoffishness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

standoffishness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

standoffishness
570 millions of speakers

English

standoffishness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

standoffishness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

standoffishness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

standoffishness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

standoffishness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

standoffishness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

standoffishness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Standoffishness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unnahbarkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

standoffishness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

standoffishness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Standoffishness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

standoffishness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

standoffishness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताठरपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

standoffishness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

standoffishness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

standoffishness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

standoffishness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

standoffishness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

standoffishness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

standoffishness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

standoffishness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

standoffishness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of standoffishness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDOFFISHNESS»

The term «standoffishness» is used very little and occupies the 178.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDOFFISHNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «standoffishness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «standoffishness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about standoffishness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANDOFFISHNESS»

Discover the use of standoffishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to standoffishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Defence of Objectivity
Standoffishness, then, is a relation in which one's inequality with others is an issue. Yet this inequality is not that of a personal relationship (for example, master and slave), and likewise precludes equal personal relationships (friend and friend) ...
Andrew Collier, 2004
2
Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters
The world recognizes that interacting with the porcupine is a lose-lose proposition. Porcupines typically complain about how cold people are around them; they're baffled by other people's standoffishness. Porcupines don't seem to understand ...
Phillip C. McGraw, 2000
3
The Part-Time Trader: Trading Stock as a Part-Time Venture, ...
Off. by. Their. Standoffishness. On that same note, though, a lot of the folks in IT have personality com- plexes. They are extremely smart—in fact, they are usually brilliant. They 100 flourished in college, in the advanced degrees that they.
Ryan Mallory, 2013
4
Charles I and the Aristocracy, 1625-1642
Finet had the royal prerogative on his side (which allowed the 'taking up ofhouses' on such occasions); but Charles decided in Brooke's favour in spite ofhis standoffishness towards the royal court, declaring that 'he should be loath against his ...
Richard Cust, 2013
5
Islam and Postcolonial Narrative
Just as the migrant stands outside, across the frontier from, the material reality surrounding him, and whose standoffishness affords him a different perspective and an understanding of the situation he finds himself in, so the resisting artist ...
John Erickson, 2009
6
Potluck Supper with Meeting to Follow: Essays
This has nothing to do with received notions of midwestern standoffishness. I have kissed lots and lots of midwesterners, both on the cheek and on the mouth, and I am a supporter of kissing in all ofits many forms.But the fact is, greeting people ...
Andy Sturdevant, 2013
7
Jean Froissant:
2410 See to it that your abilities And your good sense are not unengaged, But be so skillful in language That the three attendants mentioned before, Refusal, Standoffishness, and Denial, 2415 Cannot give you any trouble." At these words I  ...
Jean Froissart, Kristen Mossler Figg, R. Barton Palmer, 2001
8
The Bolsheviks: Twilight of the Romanov Dynasty
The officer corps comprising the Imperial German Army was the plaything of the Junker aristocracy. Standoffishness by pompous Junker aristocrats of the Lutheran faith made it hard as hell for a commoner to become an officer in the Imperial ...
John D. Loscher, 2009
9
Fiction on the Fringe: Novelistic Writing in the ...
suggested, however, that the form of these texts often echoes that mixture of standoffishness and aggression: these are texts which project, at least some of the time, an impression of confidence in the separateness in their own generic ...
Grammatiki A. Karla, 2009
10
Science Fiction
Initial insecurity, hostility, and standoffishness in women correlated positively with the crucial traits of being sexually passionate and bed-smart. Of course, hostility and standoffishness also correlated exceptionally well with the desire to have ...
Robert Chan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANDOFFISHNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term standoffishness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beijing to enact “Good Person Protection Ordinance”
This level of standoffishness in Chinese society has reached the point that the Beijing People's Congress Standing Committee has decided to take action. On 24 ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
2
Scientists discover why plutonium doesn't stick to magnets
In fairness, magnets care little for plutonium and its standoffishness. But why don't magnets and plutonium get along? Scientists have been befuddled by the ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
3
'Disappointed at Every Turn': de Blasio Rips Cuomo for 'Revenge'
There was no such standoffishness today, as the frustrated but calm and calculating mayor offered his analysis of the session to about a dozen reporters on his ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
4
Vitter reportedly unpopular with GOP colleagues in DC over …
But his personal style—which Politico describes as “an unusual combination of brashness and standoffishness”—long has annoyed many of his cohorts, it says. «Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, May 15»
5
Design at Work> Hybris
Slender, arched windows and rich wood detailing convey a coziness as well as a touch of the same standoffishness its stiff-lipped progenitors probably exuded. «The Architect's Newspaper, Apr 15»
6
Report: Obama Cause of Off-Air Spat At Revamped 'View'
According to the Post, O'Donnell took issue with Wallace's characterization of the president's standoffishness, a discussion spurred by conservative Charles ... «Newsmax.com, Sep 14»
7
The Afghan Whigs @ O2 ABC, 18 July
Unseen in these parts since 1999, standoffishness was never the Afghan Whigs' scene; what distanced the reformed Cincinnati hedonists from the nihilistic ... «The Skinny, Jul 14»
8
Meet the new Apple
In recent years — and let's be honest, probably since just after Steve Jobs' death in 2011 — there has been a sense of hesitation, of standoffishness, and maybe ... «The Verge, Jun 14»
9
"Rise of an Empire" Falls Short
Tyga especially embraces the staccato standoffishness of the track, dramatically lowering the pitch of his voice to heighten his intimidation factor. If all the tracks ... «Harvard Crimson, Mar 14»
10
McKENNA: The foolishness of Canada's Mexican standoffishness
Last month, Canada and Mexico marked 70 years of uninterrupted diplomatic relations and 20 years as North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) amigos. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Feb 14»

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