reclusiveness
nounEtymology From reclusive + -ness.
1
The 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 2007:
- Synonyms
- isolation, publicity-shyness