Todays Word

 

apanthropy

PRONUNCIATION:

(ap-UHN-thruh-pee) 

MEANING:

noun: A desire to be away from people; a love of solitude.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek apo- (away) + -anthropy (human). Earliest documented use: 1753.

USAGE:

“While misanthropy is a prejudice, apanthropy is merely a preference. It’s a taste for being alone; a penchant for privacy.”
Tom Albrighton; One for Joy; ABC Business Communications; 2023.