recluse

[ noun rek-loos, ri-kloos; adjective ri-kloos, rek-loos ]

/ noun ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus; adjective rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus /

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noun

a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.

Also incluse. a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life.

adjective re·cluse [ri-kloos, rek-loos] /rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/ .Also re·clu·sive .

shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons.

characterized by seclusion; solitary.

Origin of recluse

1175–1225; Middle English <Old French reclus<Late Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere to shut up, equivalent to re-re- + -clūd-, combining form of claudere to close + -tus past participle suffix, with dt>s

OTHER WORDS FROM recluse

non·re·clu·sive, adjectiveun·re·cluse, adjectiveun·re·clu·sive, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for recluse

It opens with Hannah and her reclusive boyfriend Adam having sex, in a scene so disturbing that it felt close to abuse.
Why ‘Girls’ Is Bad for Women|Emma Woolf|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The reclusive communist state confirmed his execution on Thursday.
The Women Behind the Throne in North Korea's 'Empire of Horror'|The Telegraph|December 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Talking with Coneys and Halsted dramatically revised my view of Lennon as a reclusive and contrary man.
How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda|The Telegraph|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Salinger spent his last, reclusive decades in his Cornish, N.H. living room, screening Lost Horizon and other classics.
15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography|Andrew Romano|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Sears Holdings is run by the reclusive hedge-fund billionaire Edward Lampert.
Sears Continues Its Long, Sad Decline|William O’Connor|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps I thought so reclusive a man as he even then appeared would never come at all.
Old Familiar Faces|Theodore Watts-Dunton

British Dictionary definitions for recluse

recluse

/ (rɪˈkluːs) /

noun

a person who lives in seclusion

a person who lives in solitude to devote himself to prayer and religious meditation; a hermit, anchorite, or anchoress

adjective

solitary; retiring

Derived forms of recluse

reclusion (rɪˈkluːʒən), nounreclusive, adjective

Word Origin for recluse

C13: from Old French reclus, from Late Latin reclūdere to shut away, from Latin re- + claudere to close

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	recluse
释义	recluse [ noun rek-loos, ri-kloos; adjective ri-kloos, rek-loos ] / noun ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus; adjective rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus / SEE SYNONYMS FOR recluse ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation. Also incluse. a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life. adjective re·cluse [ri-kloos, rek-loos] /rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/ .Also re·clu·sive . shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons. characterized by seclusion; solitary. Origin of recluse 1175–1225; Middle English <Old French reclus<Late Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere to shut up, equivalent to re-re- + -clūd-, combining form of claudere to close + -tus past participle suffix, with dt>s OTHER WORDS FROM recluse non·re·clu·sive, adjectiveun·re·cluse, adjectiveun·re·clu·sive, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for recluse It opens with Hannah and her reclusive boyfriend Adam having sex, in a scene so disturbing that it felt close to abuse. Why ‘Girls’ Is Bad for Women\|Emma Woolf\|March 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The reclusive communist state confirmed his execution on Thursday. The Women Behind the Throne in North Korea's 'Empire of Horror'\|The Telegraph\|December 15, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Talking with Coneys and Halsted dramatically revised my view of Lennon as a reclusive and contrary man. How John Lennon Rediscovered His Music in Bermuda\|The Telegraph\|November 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST In fact, Salinger spent his last, reclusive decades in his Cornish, N.H. living room, screening Lost Horizon and other classics. 15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography\|Andrew Romano\|September 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Sears Holdings is run by the reclusive hedge-fund billionaire Edward Lampert. Sears Continues Its Long, Sad Decline\|William O’Connor\|August 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps I thought so reclusive a man as he even then appeared would never come at all. Old Familiar Faces\|Theodore Watts-Dunton British Dictionary definitions for recluse recluse / (rɪˈkluːs) / noun a person who lives in seclusion a person who lives in solitude to devote himself to prayer and religious meditation; a hermit, anchorite, or anchoress adjective solitary; retiring Derived forms of recluse reclusion (rɪˈkluːʒən), nounreclusive, adjective Word Origin for recluse C13: from Old French reclus, from Late Latin reclūdere to shut away, from Latin re- + claudere to close Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to recluse hermit, solitary, cenobite, monk, nun, ascetic, solitaire, troglodyte, eremite, anchorite
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recluse

noun

adjective re·cluse [ri-kloos, rek-loos] /rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/ .Also re·clu·sive .

Origin of recluse

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Example sentences from the Web for recluse

British Dictionary definitions for recluse

noun

adjective

Derived forms of recluse

Word Origin for recluse

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