self-enclosed
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlfɪnˈkloʊzd/
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autónomo
- short-lived and self-enclosed
Examples
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The community of the Church represented a relatively self-enclosed subcommunity of the larger society.
Academic text (2006) -
His ban is an anti utopia, a counter society, a self enclosed world built from within itself.
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From Mariane's self-enclosed perspective, language is the substitute, not the vehicle, for establishing human relationships.
Academic text (1994) -
The third problem lies in the assumption that the social sciences present us with a relatively self-enclosed body of knowledge or theory that one can accept as given.
Academic text (2005) -
And we must go on directly to music, for this art form has become the centerpiece of a culture given over to short-lived, self-enclosed feeling.
Academic text (2000) -
The artists worked in a self-enclosed studio, focusing solely on their creativity without outside distractions.
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She preferred her self-enclosed garden, where she could relax away from the noise of the city.
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Living in a self-enclosed environment, he rarely interacted with the world beyond his walls.
Synonyms
191
4.6
Being alone and not with other people or things
2
5.9
A person who is calm and does not show strong feelings
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3.8
Kept apart from others to stop a disease from spreading
A person who prefers to be alone or a place that gives privacy
Antonyms
How Private
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-enclosed combines self ('own') and enclosed ('closed in'), so imagine a small room or a person that shuts itself away from the world. So, a self-enclosed place or person is kept separate from outside influence by its own choice or nature.