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recluse

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As an adjective, recluse means sequestered. As a noun, it means a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes.

Meanings of recluse

7 meanings

adjective

  1. now rareSequestered; secluded, isolated

    “a recluse monk or hermit”

  2. now rareHidden, secret

  3. Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

    “lived an unsocial reclusive life”

    Similar: reclusive, withdrawn

noun

  1. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit

  2. USA brown recluse spider

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteThe place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion

verb

  1. obsoleteTo shut; to seclude

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

recluse around the world

USA brown recluse spider

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for recluse →
adjective: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
reclusivewithdrawn
noun: one who lives in solitude
hermitsolitarysolitudinariantroglodyte

Words that rhyme with recluse

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