““word that drifted into English from Holland, where English itself was born around the 11th century, according to Melvyn Bragg. From the Dutch a-loef, luff, to steer into the wind to avoid danger and away from the shore. Figuratively, aloof proved to be a strong metaphor for the desire of many sailors and landlubbers alike to steer away from people; it drifted out to sea in its current meaning, as the American Heritage Dictionary defines it: “being without a community of feeling, distant, indifferent.””
![“It's called a sea anchor,' [Evanlyn] explained. 'It'll stop us drifting too far.' Alyss was impressed. 'And you said you were pig-ignorant when it came to boats.' 'I don't remember saying that,' Evanlyn replied with a frown. Alyss shrugged. 'Oh? Well, it must have been me.” quote by John Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c11/john-flanagan-904_anchors_it-s-called-a-sea-anchor-evanlyn-explain_1426534.jpg)
![“[Kellyanne Conway]taking [Jennifer] Palmieri to school. You had a lousy candidate, you've got a candidate who's arrogant and aloof and didn't even campaign in states she thought she was gonna be coronated in. She thinks she's better than everybody else.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec1/rush-limbaugh-28_aloof_kellyanne-conway-taking-jennifer-palmier_154592.jpg)
