recluse

English

Wikipedia

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.
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.
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) Greek: ερημίτης (el) (erimítis) m., αναχωρητής (el) (anachoritís) m., (metaphorical) μονόχνωτος (el) (monóchnotos) m.

Russian: отшельник (ru) m. Scottish Gaelic: aonaran (gd) m.

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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