recluse
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rec·luse
(rĕk′lo͞os′, rĭ-klo͞os′)n.
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.
adj. re·cluse (rĭ-klo͞os′, rĕk′lo͞os′)
Withdrawn from the world; reclusive.
[Middle English, from Old French reclus, from Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere, to shut up : re-, re- + claudere, to close.]
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recluse
(rɪˈkluːs)n
1. a person who lives in seclusion
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who lives in solitude to devote himself to prayer and religious meditation; a hermit, anchorite, or anchoress
adj
solitary; retiring
[C13: from Old French reclus, from Late Latin reclūdere to shut away, from Latin re- + claudere to close]
reclusion n
reˈclusive adj
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rec•luse
(ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus)n.
1. a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society.
adj. 2. reclusive.
re•cluse [1175–1225; Middle English < Old French reclus < Late Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere to shut in, lock up]
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Noun | 1. | recluse - one who lives in solitude |
Adj. | 1. | recluse - withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life" unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" |
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recluse
noun hermit, solitary, ascetic, anchoress, monk, anchorite, eremite His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.
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recluse
adjectiveSolitary and shut off from society:
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Translations
مُنْعَزِل عن النّاس، ناسِك
-kasmolař
eneboer
einsetumaîur
vientuļnieks
samotár
recluse
[rɪˈkluːs] N → solitario/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
recluse
n → Einsiedler(in) m(f)
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recluse
(rəˈkluːs) noun a person who lives alone and avoids other people.
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