cloisteredadjective
uk/ˈklɔɪ.stəd/us/ˈklɔɪ.stɚd/cloistered adjective (SEPARATE)
separated from and communicating little with the outside world:
These academics lead such a cloistered life/existence.
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Separateness and isolation in space
- apart
- atomistic
- atomized
- bitty
- detached
- distance
- divorced
- freely
- give sth/sb a wide berth idiom
- hermetically sealed
- isolated
- loose
- parted
- privacy
- private
- purdah
- secluded
- uninhabited
- untethered
- wide
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cloistered adjective (COVERED)
surrounded by covered passages:
a cloistered courtyard
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Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- formally
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- precinct
- quad
- roof garden
- yard