Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonaloof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-aloof
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not aloof; emotionally accessible.

Example Sentences

"His ease with people, his celebrated smile, his nonaloof manner and warm, man-of-the-people style coupled with his proven antifascism, covered him with a mantle of assumed concern, benevolence, honesty, and wisdom."
"Parents of TD children used the eyes to detect emotion, and nonaloof parents of children with ASDs fell somewhere in between."
"The principal will be so nonaloof that he becomes instructive."
"Then, to her annoyance, the emotional, nonaloof, nonproper woman seized her vocal cords."

Etymology

From non- + aloof.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

more nonaloof (comparative) most nonaloof (superlative)

Questions

What does nonaloof mean?: Not aloof; emotionally accessible.
Where does nonaloof come from?: From non- + aloof.

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