Meanings
nounreclusiveness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or characteristic of being reclusive.
But of Lee you hear hardly anything at all; she is nearly as famous for her reclusiveness (now there’s an oxymoron) as J. D. Salinger.
2006 February 4, Erica Wagner, “First word: People don't love Harper Lee—they love her work”, in Times Online, London, retrieved 29 Jun 2007Synonyms: isolation, publicity-shyness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or characteristic of being reclusive.
Similar
isolationpublicity-shyness
Origin
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APA
reclusiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusiveness
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“reclusiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclusiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusiveness.
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