"recluse" in the noun sense
1. hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte
one who lives in solitude
"recluse" in the adjective sense
1. recluse, reclusive, withdrawn
withdrawn from society seeking solitude
"lived an unsocial reclusive life"
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