recluse, reclusive, withdrawn
(adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; “lived an unsocial reclusive life”
hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte
(noun) one who lives in solitude
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recluse (comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)
(now rare) sequestered; secluded, isolated
• J. Philips
(now rare) hidden, secret
• reclusive
recluse (plural recluses)
a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
Synonyms: anchorite, eremite, hermit
(obsolete) the place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion
(US) a brown recluse spider
recluse (third-person singular simple present recluses, present participle reclusing, simple past and past participle reclused)
(obsolete) to shut; to seclude
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cluse", a. Etym: [L. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]
Definition: Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. J. Philips.
Re*cluse", n. Etym: [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse, a.]
1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually attached to monasteries.
2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] Foxe.
Re*cluse", v. t.
Definition: To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2025
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