afstandelijkheid

Dutch

Etymology

From afstandelijk (“standoffish, aloof, distant”) +‎ -heid (“-hood, -ness”), with the former component derived from afstand (“distance”) and the suffix -lijk (“-ly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑfˈstɑn.də.lək.ɦɛi̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧stan‧de‧lijk‧heid

Noun

afstandelijkheid f (uncountable)

  1. aloofness, standoffishness
  2. detachment
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