recluse
[ noun rek-loos, ri-kloos; adjective ri-kloos, rek-loos ]
/ noun ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus; adjective rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus /
noun
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
Also incluse.
a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life.
adjective re·cluse [ri-kloos, rek-loos] /rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/. Also re·clu·sive.
shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons.
characterized by seclusion; solitary.
Origin of recluse
OTHER WORDS FROM recluse
non·re·clu·sive, adjective un·re·cluse, adjective un·re·clu·sive, adjectiveWords nearby recluse
reclinate,
reclination,
recline,
recliner,
reclosable,
recluse,
reclusion,
reco-reco,
recognition,
recognition factor,
recognizance
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British Dictionary definitions for reclusive
recluse
/ (rɪˈkluːs) /
noun
a person who lives in seclusion
a person who lives in solitude to devote himself to prayer and religious meditation; a hermit, anchorite, or anchoress
adjective
solitary; retiring
Derived forms of recluse
reclusion (rɪˈkluːʒən), noun reclusive, adjectiveWord Origin for recluse
C13: from Old French
reclus, from Late Latin
reclūdere to shut away, from Latin
re- +
claudere to close