recluse

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old (and modern) French reclus, past participle of of reclure, from Latin recludere ‘enclose’, from re- + claudere ‘close’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈkluːs/
• Rhymes: -uːs

[edit] Adjective

recluse (comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)

1. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
2. (now rare) Hidden, secret.

[edit] Synonyms

• reclusive

[edit] 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.
3. (US) A brown recluse (spider.)

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:recluse

[edit] Derived terms

• brown recluse
• recluse spider

[edit] Translations

[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

recluse f.

1. Plural of recluso

recluse

1. Third-person singular past historic of recludere.