noun as in strong fondness

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recluse, provincial

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Example Sentences

Example:Unlike the outgoing boulevardiers, he was a reclusive figure who preferred to enjoy his collections in solitude.

Definition:A person who lives a solitary life and shuns social contact; an eccentric who prefers to be alone.

From recluse

Example:As a cosmopolitan boulevardier, he was an antithesis to the provincial woman who preferred the quiet life and avoided the city's nightlife.

Definition:Archaic or locally developed without regard to literary or cultural standards and generally considered inferior; unrefined; rustic; provincial.

From provincial