reclusiveness

Meanings

• noun

  The quality or state of being unwilling to engage in social activity or communicate with others; solitude.

  - "Her reclusiveness made it difficult for her friends to visit."
  - "The author's reclusiveness contributed to the mystery surrounding his work."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with reclusiveness
reclusive , clusiveness , obscenity , recusant , obduracy

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Variants

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reclusive , reclusively , reclusiveness , recluse , reclusivenesses

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Etymology

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From Latin reclusus, past participle of recludere 'shut up', from re- 'back' + claudere 'to shut'.

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Trivia

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1. Reclusiveness is not a common word in everyday speech, but it has been used in literature and psychology since the 15th century.

2. The longest recorded period of solitude was by a monk named Tommaso Campanella, who spent 27 years in a sealed chamber in the Tower of San Leonardo in Naples.

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Related Concepts

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1. hermit: A person who withdraws from society for religious or philosophical reasons and lives alone or in isolation.

2. solitude: The state of being alone without being disturbed or interrupted; seclusion.

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Culture

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Reclusiveness has been a theme in literature, particularly in works about hermits, monks, and other solitary figures. It has also been explored in music, such as in the songs 'Closet Dreams' by FKA twigs and 'Recluse' by Radiohead.

How to Memorize "reclusiveness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person living alone in a cabin in the woods, surrounded by nature and avoiding contact with others.

2. associate
   

   - Think of someone who prefers to spend their time alone, reading or working, rather than socializing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym R-E-C-L-U-S-I-V-E: 'Really Enjoying Calm, Lonely, Uninterrupted, Solitary, Introspective, Very Engrossed'.

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