unsociability

  • 51unsociable — [unsō′shə bəl] adj. 1. avoiding association with others; not sociable or friendly 2. not conducive to sociability unsociability n. unsociableness unsociably adv …

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  • 52aloofness — noun 1. indifference by personal withdrawal (Freq. 1) emotional distance • Syn: ↑distance • Derivationally related forms: ↑distant (for: ↑distance), ↑distance …

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  • 53closeness — noun 1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together their closeness grew as the night wore on • Syn: ↑intimacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑close • Hypernyms: ↑belonging • …

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  • 54introversion — noun 1. the condition of being folded inward or sheathed • Syn: ↑invagination • Derivationally related forms: ↑introvert, ↑invaginate (for: ↑invagination) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 55remoteness — noun 1. a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner • Syn: ↑aloofness, ↑standoffishness, ↑withdrawnness • Derivationally related forms: ↑withdrawn (for: ↑withdrawnness), ↑ …

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  • 56secretiveness — noun 1. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one s actions or purposes) • Syn: ↑closeness • Ant: ↑openness (for: ↑closeness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑secretive, ↑ …

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  • 57sociability — noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one s fellows (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sociableness • Ant: ↑unsociability • Derivationally related forms: ↑sociable (for: ↑ …

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  • 58sociableness — noun the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one s fellows • Syn: ↑sociability • Ant: ↑unsociability (for: ↑sociability) • Derivationally related forms: ↑sociable, ↑ …

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  • 59standoffishness — noun a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner • Syn: ↑aloofness, ↑remoteness, ↑withdrawnness • Derivationally related forms: ↑withdrawn (for: ↑withdrawnness), ↑standoffish, ↑ …

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  • 60unsociable — adj. not sociable, disliking the company of others. Derivatives: unsociability n. unsociableness n. unsociably adv …

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