RECLUSIVE

cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered

(adjective) providing privacy or seclusion; “the cloistered academic world of books”; “sat close together in the sequestered pergola”; “sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree”; “a secluded romantic spot”

recluse, reclusive, withdrawn

(adjective) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; “lived an unsocial reclusive life”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

reclusive (comparative more reclusive, superlative most reclusive)

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

Synonyms

• hermit-like

• withdrawn

Source: Wiktionary


Re*clu"sive, a.

Definition: Affording retirement from society. "Some reclusive and religious life." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 July 2024

SECURE

(adjective) free from danger or risk; “secure from harm”; “his fortune was secure”; “made a secure place for himself in his field”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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