Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude; in morbid psychol., a species of melancholy marked by a dislike of society.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.
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Logolepsy
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televisionarie's list
Way too pretentious.
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Miscellany, pt. a
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rememberers
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Nihilarity
Absurdity, dark art, radicalism, anger, tragic irony, and nothingness. Tee-hee!
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jmjarmstrong's list
Words that I used to know.
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jmjarmstrong JM enjoys missing the Apanthropy Society meetings. Apr 25, 2011
jmjarmstrong JM went along to the Apanthropy Association's annual party just so he could get a bit of peace and quiet. Dec 28, 2010
pavonine An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude Jun 7, 2008