noun
reserve; reticence; estrangement
Refers to a feeling of emotional distance or guardedness between people. Most often used in negative constructions such as 隔意なく or 隔意のない, meaning 'without reserve' or 'openly'.
彼は隔意なく自分の意見を述べた。
He stated his opinion without reserve.
隔意のない態度で接する。
To interact with an open, unreserved attitude.
Compound of 隔 (かく, 'separate, distance') and 意 (い, 'mind, feeling'). The literal sense is 'separated feelings', referring to emotional distance or reserve.