recluse
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- adjective
- /rɪˈkluːs/
:
recluido
- The author lived as a recluse, spending most of his time in a remote cabin away from the city.
- brown recluse
Examples
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He chose the life of a recluse, preferring the company of books over crowded gatherings.
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After years of socializing, she decided to become a recluse and focus on her art in solitude.
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Some of them turn to smoking or drinking, while others find recluse in more dangerous stuff like drugs.
Blog text (10) -
I just witnessed the arrival of recluse billionaire Alan Branch.
Fiction book (1995) -
YOU BECOME A RECLUSE EVERY TIME PAUL GOES "BYE-BYE."
Synonyms
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By itself with no other people or things nearby
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Choosing to be alone or living by oneself
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Feeling separated from other people and having little contact
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Tends to live alone and avoid other people
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Alone and not near other people or things
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Living apart from other people and the outside world, often in a quiet place
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Feeling separate from other people or different from them
Someone who is quiet and prefers to be alone instead of being with others
A person who prefers to be alone or a place that gives privacy
Prefers to live alone and avoids other people
Living alone in a quiet place away from other people
Living alone and avoiding contact with other people, often for religious reasons
Living alone and quietly for religious or spiritual reasons, like a monk
Living alone and simply, often for religious or spiritual reasons
Kept away from other people in a quiet private place
Antonyms
How Withdrawn
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Recluse as an adjective comes from the same Latin parts re- 'back' and cludere 'to shut', much like close or closet. So to be recluse is to live apart or keep yourself 'shut away' from others.