seclusion
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6.5
- noun
- /sɪˈkluːʒən/
:
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- With her emergence from seclusion, the universe is again bright with the sun.
- a seclusion period
- a seclusion phase
- the end of seclusion
He talks about building these walls of seclusion.
- He talks about building these walls of seclusion.
Examples
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The monk lived in seclusion, away from the distractions of the outside world.
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Since our return from Africa, as you know... my brother has been forced to live in seclusion... the victim of a tropical disease.
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When my daughter was born, I chose for her ten years of seclusion.
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The author and psychiatrist is currently in seclusion at her home.
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Initiations require a period of seclusion away from village life.
Academic text (1999) -
We both lived in domestic seclusion and seldom shared a meal with my mother.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, Senator Kennedy is back in the Kennedy compound in seclusion.
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Until the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War, she lived there in seclusion, overseeing her gardens, reading, and writing.
Academic text (2000) -
Yes, I'm going to New York... where I intend to live in semiprivate seclusion at an undisclosed address.
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After weeks of seclusion, suddenly, the President is everywhere, even signing on to guest judge the finale of the top-rated television show American Dreamz.
Synonyms
756
3.7
Freedom from being seen or watched by other people
172
3.7
A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally
30
7.4
Feeling of being alone and separate from other people
25
5.1
A private place where someone goes to be alone
12
5.1
A quiet, private place away from other people
6
4.9
A separation from outside influence or contact
1
3.4
A place where you are not seen or heard by others
1
6.7
A state of being separate from other people
1
7.8
To live alone away from other people by choice
1
8.2
A tendency to live alone and avoid social contact
Being alone and not seen by other people
A place or group that is cut off and surrounded by a different area
Antonyms
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seclusion comes from Latin parts meaning 'apart' (se-) and 'to close' (claudere, seen in the word close). So, to be in seclusion is to be 'shut apart' from other people, which is why it means being private and away from others.