STANDOFFISH

Meaning of STANDOFFISH in English

not friendly, not sociable

Brett appears to be standoffish, but he's really quite friendly.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

STANDOFFISH — adjective Date: 1860 somewhat cold and reserved, ~ly adverb ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STANDOFFISH — (ˈ)stan|dȯfish, -aan-, -fēsh adjective Etymology: standoff (I) + -ish : somewhat cold and reserved : lacking cordiality standoffish manner • …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — — standoffishly , adv. — standoffishness , n. /stand"aw"fish, -of"ish/ , adj. somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly. Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — adj. aloof, reserved, unfriendly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STANDOFFISH — adjective Date: 1860 : somewhat cold and reserved • stand·off·ish·ly adverb • stand·off·ish·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STANDOFFISH — [stand.off.ish] adj (1860): somewhat cold and reserved -- stand.off.ish.ly adv -- stand.off.ish.ness n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STANDOFFISH — standoffish BrE AmE ˌstænd ˈɒf ɪʃ -ˈɔːf- AmE \ -ˈɔːf- -ˈɑːf- ▷ standoffish|ly li ▷ standoffish|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — adj. cold or distant in manner. øøstandoffishly adv. standoffishness n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STANDOFFISH — adj. cold or distant in manner. standoffishly adv. standoffishness n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — adj. cold or distant in manner. Derivatives: standoffishly adv. standoffishness n.
Oxford English vocab
STANDOFFISH — see stand-offish
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — see stand-offish
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STANDOFFISH — [adjective] [informal] [disapproving] - slightly unfriendly; behaving in a formal way
Cambridge English vocab
STANDOFFISH — Synonyms and related words : Olympian, above all that, aloof, backward, bashful, blank, chilled, chilly, cold, constrained, cool, detached, discreet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STANDOFFISH — {adj.} Stiff; aloof; reserved in manner. * /The famous chess player is hard to get to know because he is …
Slang English vocab
STANDOFFISH — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: UNSOCIABLE , aloof, distant, insociable, reserved, solitary, standoff, touch-me-not-ish, uncompanionable, withdrawn 2 Synonyms: ANTISOCIAL , …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STANDOFFISH — adjective 1. Synonyms: unsociable , aloof, distant, insociable, reserved, solitary, standoff, touch-me-not-ish, uncompanionable, withdrawn 2. Synonyms: antisocial , eremitic, misanthropic, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STANDOFFISH — • ↑ stand-offish/standoffish
Longman Activator English vocab
STANDOFFISH — adj. aloof, haughty, unsocial, reserved, cool, frosty, withdrawn, remote, removed, distant, detached, unapproachable, inaccessible, uncongenial, unfriendly, unsociable; Olympian, lordly, pompous, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STANDOFFISH — {adj.} Stiff; aloof; reserved in manner. * /The famous chess player is hard to get to know because he is …
Словарь английских идиом
STANDOFFISH — not friendly, not sociable Brett appears to be standoffish, but he's really quite friendly.
English Idioms vocab
STANDOFFISH — adj. Stiff; aloof; reserved in manner. The famous chess player is hard to get to know because he is so …
American Idioms English vocabulary
STANDOFFISH — необщительный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STANDOFFISH — Чопорный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STANDOFFISH — необщительный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STANDOFFISH — чопорный
English-Russian vocab
STANDOFFISH — adj infml He is sort of standoffish until he gets to know you — Он ведет себя немного чопорно, пока не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STANDOFFISH — adj infml He is sort of standoffish until he gets to know you — Он ведет себя немного чопорно, пока …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STANDOFFISH — standoffish adj infml He is sort of standoffish until he gets to know you Он ведет себя немного чопорно, пока …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STANDOFFISH — He is sort of standoffish until he gets to know you — Он ведет себя немного чопорно, пока не познакомится …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STANDOFFISH — необщительный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STANDOFFISH — adj. Pronunciation: stand- ' o ̇ -fish Function: adjective Date: 1860 : somewhat cold and reserved – stand · off …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — чопорный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
STANDOFFISH — необщительный
Англо-Русский словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

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