How do you pronounce aloofness?

The recorded pronunciation is /əlˈufnəs/.

aloofness

/əlˈufnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

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"She wouldn't lose him without a struggle: his aloofness and indifference set a challenge which she could not resist."
"Where was he now? Nick was still in the alien high reach of the road, with the canal and the council estates, and longing for the other end, his own end, the safety and aloofness of white stucco and private gardens."

aloofnesses (plural)

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