reclusenessn.

Brit.

/rᵻˈkluːsnᵻs/, U.S.

/rəˈklusnəs/,

/riˈklusnəs/,

/rəˈkluznəs/,

/riˈkluznəs/

Forms: see recluse adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: recluse adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < recluse adj. + -ness suffix.

Now rare.

The state of being secluded or isolated; reclusion. Also: the disposition to prefer such a state; reclusiveness.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun]

privity?c1225

reclusionc1430

abstractionc1450

recess?1532

privacy1534

solitariousness1545

retirea1554

secess1570

privatenessa1586

retirednessa1586

retirement1603

secrecy1607

closeness1612

shadow1612

privatea1616

recluseness1648

abstractednessa1653

recluse1665

abscondence1694

seclusion1785

seclusiveness1822

retiracy1824

secludedness1835

retraite1843

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia 120 Privacie and reclusenesse may containe a more sublime kind of sanctity, yet not be in so communicative a position, as those fragrant plants which grow abroad in the trafficable parts of the world.

1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. iv. 332 Why did he impose on himselfe so strict a Pennance as a Three-Years reclusenesse?

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 394 The Recluseness of their Condition is such, that should they attempt to carry on a Secret Amour, it could not long lie hid.

1722 I. Kimber et al. Hist. Eng. III. 31 He wrote..to let him know..how much his Health was impair'd, which he imputed to his Recluseness and want of Air.

1784 J. Duncombe tr. Emperor Julian Select Wks. II. 209 He..penetrated into the principles of their religion and learning, as far as..their recluseness would permit him.

1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 190 [A road] which by its recluseness and solitude seemed to lead us into the recesses of the country.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cvi. 517 That direful mishap was at the bottom of his temporary recluseness.

1881 D. Masson De Quincey iv. 36 This recluseness was not owing to the extreme necessity of economy.

1903 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 26 Oct. 6/3 Notwithstanding the asceticism which led to this recluseness..he was beloved and revered.

1952 J. C. Meredith Critique of Judgment in tr. I. Kant Critique 510 We see evidences of this [misanthropy] in the propensity to recluseness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	recluseness
释义	reclusenessn. Brit. /rᵻˈkluːsnᵻs/, U.S. /rəˈklusnəs/, /riˈklusnəs/, /rəˈkluznəs/, /riˈkluznəs/ Forms: see recluse adj., n., and adv. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: recluse adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < recluse adj. + -ness suffix. Now rare. The state of being secluded or isolated; reclusion. Also: the disposition to prefer such a state; reclusiveness. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > retirement or seclusion > [noun] privity?c1225 reclusionc1430 abstractionc1450 recess?1532 privacy1534 solitariousness1545 retirea1554 secess1570 privatenessa1586 retirednessa1586 retirement1603 secrecy1607 closeness1612 shadow1612 privatea1616 recluseness1648 abstractednessa1653 recluse1665 abscondence1694 seclusion1785 seclusiveness1822 retiracy1824 secludedness1835 retraite1843 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia 120 Privacie and reclusenesse may containe a more sublime kind of sanctity, yet not be in so communicative a position, as those fragrant plants which grow abroad in the trafficable parts of the world. 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa III. ii. iv. 332 Why did he impose on himselfe so strict a Pennance as a Three-Years reclusenesse? 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 394 The Recluseness of their Condition is such, that should they attempt to carry on a Secret Amour, it could not long lie hid. 1722 I. Kimber et al. Hist. Eng. III. 31 He wrote..to let him know..how much his Health was impair'd, which he imputed to his Recluseness and want of Air. 1784 J. Duncombe tr. Emperor Julian Select Wks. II. 209 He..penetrated into the principles of their religion and learning, as far as..their recluseness would permit him. 1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 190 [A road] which by its recluseness and solitude seemed to lead us into the recesses of the country. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cvi. 517 That direful mishap was at the bottom of his temporary recluseness. 1881 D. Masson De Quincey iv. 36 This recluseness was not owing to the extreme necessity of economy. 1903 Trenton (New Jersey) Times 26 Oct. 6/3 Notwithstanding the asceticism which led to this recluseness..he was beloved and revered. 1952 J. C. Meredith Critique of Judgment in tr. I. Kant Critique 510 We see evidences of this [misanthropy] in the propensity to recluseness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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