- Types Of Speech
- You can use standoffish as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Standoffish
- A 3 syllables adjective satellite and 11 letters with the letters a, d, f, h, i, n, o, s, and t, 8 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter o. Standoffish starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, st, sta, stan, stand, and the ending characters are h, sh, ish, fish, ffish, . Standoffish is also a double consonant (ff) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Lacking cordiality; unfriendly; "a standoffish manner"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, standoffish has more than one word within it. There's 4 words which are stand, offish, standoff, and ish.
- Pig Latin
- Standoffish in Pig Latin is said as "andoffishstay or andoffishstway".
- Unigram
- s | t | a | n | d | o | f | f | i | s | h
- Bigram
- st | ta | an | nd | do | of | ff | fi | is | sh
- Trigram
- sta | tan | and | ndo | dof | off | ffi | fis | ish
- Quadrigram
- stan | tand | ando | ndof | doff | offi | ffis | fish
- Word Gram
Synonym | Definition |
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Above All That | |
Ailing | somewhat ill or prone to illness "my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can''t come to work" |
Aloof | remote in manner "stood apart with aloof dignity" "a distant smile" "he was upstage with strangers" |
Aplomb | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
Arctic | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
Assuredness | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
August | the month following July and preceding September |
Backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear "a backward view" |
Badly | (`ill'' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner not well "he was ill prepared" "it ill befits a man to betray old friends" "the car runs badly" "he performed badly on the exam" "the team played poorly" "ill |
Ban | a decree that prohibits something |
View all cognitive synonyms for Standoffish
Anagram | Definition |
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Standoffish | lacking cordiality unfriendly "a standoffish manner" |
View English words with the unique letters used in standoffish. Words With The Letters Adfhinost
Similar Word | Definition |
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Unapproachable | inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars" |
Standoffish Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With H