reclusivity

R1E1C3L1U1S1I1V4I1T1Y4

noun

reclusiveness

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounreclusivity (uncountable)
  1. nonstandardpossiblyuncountablereclusiveness

    Behavioral features include apathy, reclusivity, anhedonia, depression, delusions, and hallucinations.

    2010, Michael B. First, Clinical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders
    2 more examples

    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.

    1977, Andrew M. Greeley, American Catholic: A Social Portrait, page 228

    And Darwin, who in spite of his reclusivity was fond of honors, received his belated acceptance by the French in good spirit.

    1992, Richard Lee Marks, Three men of the Beagle, page 244

Origin

From reclusive + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

reclusivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusivity

MLA

“reclusivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclusivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusivity.

Source: reclusivity on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.