insociability

By degrees, then, Aram relaxed from his insociability; he seemed to surrender himself to a kindness, the sincerity of which he was compelled to acknowledge; if he for a long time refused to accept the hospitality of his neighbour, he did not reject his society when they met, and this intercourse by little and little progressed, until ultimately the recluse yielded to solicitation, and became the guest as well as companion.

Eugene Aram — Volume 01 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

By degrees, then, Aram relaxed from his insociability; he seemed to surrender himself to a kindness, the sincerity of which he was compelled to acknowledge; if he for a long time refused to accept the hospitality of his neighbour, he did not reject his society when they met, and this intercourse by little and little progressed, until ultimately the recluse yielded to solicitation, and became the guest as well as companion.

Eugene Aram — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

Practised with restraint, it proves useful, whereas in excess it leads to eccentricity and insociability. [

Michel de Montaigne Foglia, Marc 2004

a total detachment from things below -- an entire renunciation of the most innocent pleasures; have given birth to a sluggishness, to a pusillanimity, to an abjection of soul, to an insociability, that renders him useless to himself, dangerous to others?

The System of Nature, Volume 1 Paul Henri Thiry Holbach 1756