offishness
- noun
- /ˈɔfɪʃnəs/
:
distanciamiento
- Her offishness made it difficult for her to make new friends at the party.
Examples
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The profession is plagued with "stand-offishness," the inability to imagine what the profession could accomplish, and the lack of effort integrating these ideas into programs.
Academic text (1993) -
Many people mistake his offishness for arrogance, but he just prefers to be alone.
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The paint was handled with confidence but without that bravura or show-offishness that could be so tiresome in work from the period.
Fiction book (1995) -
"In which case, while I can sympathize with the level of pissed-offishness displayed at Obama, I don't understand the cries of "end of the Republic!" at this law.
Blog text (13) -
In which case, while I can sympathize with the level of pissed-offishness displayed at Obama, I don't understand the cries of "end of the Republic!" at this law.
Blog text (13) -
Despite his talents, his offishness kept him from being part of the team.
Synonyms
30
7.4
Feeling of being alone and separate from other people
4
7.2
A feeling of being distant from other people and not friendly
1
6.3
A distant, not friendly manner that keeps others away
1
8.8
Being unfriendly and distant with other people
1
3.9
A cold, not kind way of behaving toward other people
1
8.2
A tendency to live alone and avoid social contact
A habit of avoiding being with other people
Avoiding being with other people
A way someone seems that makes people avoid talking to them
Antonyms
How Reserved
Surface Forms
Morphology
offishness = offish (transparent) = off + ish + ness
Formed by adding '-ness' to 'offish' (itself 'off' + '-ish'), so the noun straightforwardly denotes the state of being offish.
Etymology
Offishness comes from the common word off meaning 'away' and the ending -ish that makes a word that names a quality. So offishness is the state of being 'a bit off' from others, keeping distance and not wanting to mix, which is why it means being distant or unfriendly.