standoffishness
n 1: a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
[syn: {aloofness}, {remoteness}, {standoffishness},
{withdrawnness}]
standoffish \stand*off"ish\, stand-offish \stand-off"ish\a.
Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not
friendly.
Syn: offish.
[PJC] -- {stand*off"ish*ness}, n. -- {stand*off"ish*ly},
adv.
[PJC]