I. əˈlüf adverb
Etymology: a (I) + loof, variant of luff (side of a ship)
1. obsolete : to windward
keeping the ship aloof
2. archaic
a. : from a distance
barely visible, the mountains loomed up aloof
b. : at a distance
trying to keep failure aloof
II. adjective
: removed or distant either physically or spiritually and usually by choice and with indifference to the feelings, opinions, or interests of others : apart , remote
he stood aloof from worldly success — John Buchan
holding herself aloof in chosen loneliness — P.E.More
a severe, aloof building — Green Peyton
the aloof composer neither worried nor cared about public opinion — Mary Jane Matz
Synonyms: see indifferent
III. preposition
obsolete : away from : clear from