ADJECTIVE | all | reclusive, recluse, withdrawn | withdrawn from society |
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all | reclusive, cloistered, secluded, sequestered | providing privacy or seclusion |
Sounds | rihkluw'sihv; riykluw'sihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude. | |
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Example | "lived an unsocial reclusive life" | |
Synonyms | recluse, withdrawn | |
Broader | unsocial | not seeking or given to association |
Spanish | aislado, recluido, retirado | |
Catalan | aïllat, recluit, retirat | |
Nouns | reclusiveness | a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation |
Meaning | Providing privacy or seclusion. | |
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Example | "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree" | |
Synonyms | cloistered, secluded, sequestered | |
Broader | private | Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy |
Spanish | aislado, apartado, recogido, retirado, solitario | |
Catalan | aïllat, apartat, isolat, recollit, retirat, solitari | |
Nouns | reclusiveness | a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation |
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