noun
- the state of being withdrawn from society or public life; seclusion
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The author valued his retiredness and rarely gave interviews.
- She chose a life of retiredness in the countryside.
- The monk’s retiredness from worldly affairs was complete.
- His retiredness made him seem mysterious to his neighbors.
- The cottage’s location offered perfect retiredness from city noise.