SECLUSION

seclusion

(noun) the act of secluding yourself from others

privacy, privateness, seclusion

(noun) the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

seclusion (countable and uncountable, plural seclusions)

The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.

The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.

A secluded, isolated or private place.

(meteorology) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

Anagrams

• leucosins

Source: Wiktionary


Se*clu"sion, n. Etym: [See Seclude.]

Definition: The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; separation from society or connection; a withdrawing; privacy; as, to live in seclusion. O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus occupied, enjoys! Cowper.

Syn.

– Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy. See Solitude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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