reclusivity

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

reclusive +‎ -ity

Noun[edit]

reclusivity (uncountable)

  1. (possibly nonstandard) reclusiveness
    • 1977, Andrew M. Greeley, American Catholic: A Social Portrait, page 228:
      The kids may make up stories about you, but if you are determined in your reclusivity, you won't give a damn what they say anyhow.
    • 1992, Richard Lee Marks, Three men of the Beagle, page 244:
      And Darwin, who in spite of his reclusivity was fond of honors, received his belated acceptance by the French in good spirit.
    • 2010, Michael B. First, Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders[1]:
      Behavioral features include apathy, reclusivity, anhedonia, depression, delusions, and hallucinations.