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Definition of Recluse
1. Adjective. Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. "Lived an unsocial reclusive life"
Similar to: Unsocial
Derivative terms: Reclusiveness, Withdrawnness
2. Noun. One who lives in solitude.
Generic synonyms: Lone Hand, Lone Wolf, Loner
Specialized synonyms: John The Baptist, St. John The Baptist
Derivative terms: Hermitic, Hermitical, Solitary
Definition of Recluse
1. a. Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life.
2. n. 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.
3. v. t. To shut up; to seclude.
Definition of Recluse
1. Adjective. (''now rare'') Sequestered; secluded, isolated. ¹
2. Adjective. (''now rare'') Hidden, secret. ¹
3. Noun. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion. ¹
5. Noun. (American English) A brown recluse spider. ¹
6. Verb. (obsolete) To shut; to seclude. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recluse
1. one who lives in solitude and seclusion [n -S]
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