Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
968,279,594 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

recluse

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
re·cluse  (rkls, r-kls)
n.
A person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude.
adj.
Withdrawn from the world; reclusive.

[Middle English, from Old French reclus, from Latin reclsus, past participle of recldere, to shut up : re-, re- + claudere, to close.]

recluse
Noun
a person who lives alone and avoids people [Late Latin recludere to shut away]
reclusive adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recluserecluse - one who lives in solitude
lone hand, lone wolf, loner - a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
Adj.1.recluse - withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"

recluse
Translations
Spanish recluse [rɪˈkluːs] nrecluso/a
French recluse [rɪˈkluːs] nreclus(e)ermite m
German recluse [rɪˈkluːs] nEinsiedler(in) m(f)
Italian recluse [rɪˈkluːs] neremita m; recluso/a

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
It was a rather gloomy dwelling for one who was neither a recluse nor a student, and I think it gave something of its character to me-- perhaps some of its former occupant's character; for always I felt in it a certain melancholy that was not in my natural disposition, nor, I think, due to loneliness.
Too readily doth the recluse reach his hand to any one who meeteth him.
I must not remain forever a recluse, for similar chances have come my way before.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.