recluse.
Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
Meaning & usage
Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
a recluse monk or hermit
Hidden, secret.
Where this word comes from
From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
Ellipsis of recluse spider.
See also Thesaurus:recluse
Where this word comes from
From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).
To shut; to seclude.
Where this word comes from
From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).
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