- stand-offishness
- stand-off·ish·ness[-ˈɒfɪʃnəs, AM -ˈɑ:fɪʃ-]n no pl (pej fam) kühle Distanziertheit
English-german dictionary. 2013.
stand-offishness
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reticence — n reserve, taciturnity, quietness, silence, muteness, speechlessness; self containedness, stand offishness, uncommunicativeness, unconversableness, unsociability, unsociableness; diffidence, shyness, bashfulness; restraint, unobtrusiveness,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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