secluded
[ si-kloo-did ]
/ sɪˈklu dɪd /
adjective
sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.: a secluded cottage.
withdrawn from or involving little human or social activity: a secluded life.
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Definition for secluded (2 of 2)
seclude
[ si-klood ]
/ sɪˈklud /
verb (used with object), se·clud·ed, se·clud·ing.
to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
to isolate; shut off; keep apart: They secluded the garden from the rest of the property.
Origin of seclude
OTHER WORDS FROM seclude
un·se·clud·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for secluded
British Dictionary definitions for secluded (1 of 2)
secluded
/ (sɪˈkluːdɪd) /
adjective
kept apart from the company of others
a secluded life
sheltered; private
Derived forms of secluded
secludedly, adverb secludedness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for secluded (2 of 2)
seclude
/ (sɪˈkluːd) /
verb (tr)
to remove from contact with others
to shut off or screen from view
Word Origin for seclude
C15: from Latin
sēclūdere to shut off, from
sē- +
claudere to imprison