reclusiveness

Definitions

The quality or state of preferring to live in seclusion or apart from society.

A tendency to avoid the company of others; habitual withdrawal.

Examples

His growing reclusiveness worried his friends, who hadn't seen him leave the house in weeks.

The author was known for her reclusiveness, rarely granting interviews or appearing in public.

Synonyms

seclusion solitude isolation withdrawal privacy introversion hermitism

Antonyms

sociability gregariousness extroversion outspokenness friendliness openness companionship