recluse

English

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Etymology

From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere, present active infinitive of reclūdō (“enclose”), from re- + claudō (“close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈkluːs/, /ˈrɛkluːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

Adjective

recluse (comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)

1. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.

   a recluse monk or hermit

   • J. Philips

     In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.

2. (now rare) Hidden, secret.

Synonyms

• reclusive

Noun

recluse (plural recluses)

1. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
2. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.

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3. (US) A brown recluse spider.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:recluse

Derived terms

• brown recluse
• recluse spider

Translations

A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit

• Dutch: kluizenaar (nl) m and f
• Finnish: erakko (fi)
• French: reclus (fr) m, recluse (fr) f
• Greek: ερημίτης (el) (erimítis) m, αναχωρητής (el) (anachoritís) m, (metaphorical) μονόχνωτος (el) (monóchnotos) m

• Russian: отшельник (ru) (otšelʹnik) m
• Scottish Gaelic: aonaran (gd) m

Verb

recluse (third-person singular simple present recluses, present participle reclusing, simple past and past participle reclused)

1. (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.

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French

Adjective

recluse f

1. feminine form of reclus

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Italian

Verb

recluse f

1. Plural of recluso

recluse

1. third-person singular past historic of recludere

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Latin

Participle

reclūse

1. vocative masculine singular of reclūsus