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2017-05-12 Friday May 12th 2017 What is the word for a person who loves to spend most of his time in his house? — Vineeth, India

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Words for People Who Stay in Their Homes http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/Words-for-People-Who-Stay-in-Their-Homes A person who enjoys spending time at home is called a homebodyhttp://learnersdictionary.com/definition/homebody. A homebody can still have a good time going out with friends, and enjoy other aspects of a normal social life, but prefers to be home. Homebodies may like to be alone, or with family at home, or have friends come over. They don't avoid other people.A hermithttp://learnersdictionary.com/definition/hermit prefers to be alone and live a simple life away from other people, sometimes for religious reasons.A reclusehttp://learnersdictionary.com/definition/recluse is someone who lives alone and avoids other people.A shut-inhttp://learnersdictionary.com/definition/shut-in rarely or never leaves home usually for medical reasons. I hope this helps. For more posts about words and usage, like us on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/learnersdictionary and follow us on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/MWforLearners!

Id	2017-05-12
Title	Words for People Who Stay in Their Homes
Date	Friday May 12th 2017
Url	http://learnersdictionary.com/qa/Words-for-People-Who-Stay-in-Their-Homes
Question	What is the word for a person who loves to spend most of his time in his house? — Vineeth, India
Answer	A person who enjoys spending time at home is called a homebody http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/homebody . A homebody can still have a good time going out with friends, and enjoy other aspects of a normal social life, but prefers to be home. Homebodies may like to be alone, or with family at home, or have friends come over. They don't avoid other people. A hermit http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/hermit prefers to be alone and live a simple life away from other people, sometimes for religious reasons. A recluse http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/recluse is someone who lives alone and avoids other people. A shut-in http://learnersdictionary.com/definition/shut-in rarely or never leaves home usually for medical reasons. I hope this helps. For more posts about words and usage, like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/learnersdictionary and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/MWforLearners !

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