reclusive

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Affording retirement from society.

L Lat. reclusus, past part. of recludere, to shut in

“There dwelt old heroes at Ilium famed, There, bards reclusive, of olden odes; And so fair were the fields of roses, they named The bright sea-garden the Isle of Rhodes.”

— Burton Egbert [Editor] Stevenson, Poems of American History

In Barcelona, Marcus, a reclusive artist, lived alone in an attic studio, emerging only at midnight to paint street scenes by moonlight. One night, he painted such a lively market scene that locals swore they saw him among the crowds when it was framed on a corner wall the next day.

Felix slipped into the narrow alley behind La Catedral Basilica, seeking the shadowed corners where light barely touched. Here, away from Bogotá's noisy streets and crowded plazas, he felt most at ease, his reclusive nature finding solace in the quiet solitude of the forgotten passageway.

“The bunyip has been described by natives as amphibious, nocturnal, reclusive, and inhabiting lakes, rivers, and swamps.”