recluse

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkluːs/, /ˈɹɛkluːs/
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  • Rhymes: -uːs

Adjective[edit]

recluse (comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)

  1. (now rare) sequestered; secluded, isolated
    a recluse monk or hermit
    • 1708, John Philips, Cyder, London: J. Tonson:
      In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.
  2. (now rare) hidden, secret

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

recluse (plural recluses)

  1. a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
    Synonyms: anchorite, eremite, hermit
  2. (obsolete) the place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion
  3. (US) a brown recluse spider

See also Thesaurus:recluse

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (obsolete) to shut; to seclude

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

recluse

  1. feminine singular of reclus

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /reˈklu.ze/
  • Rhymes: -uze
  • Syllabification: re‧clù‧se

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

recluse

  1. feminine plural of recluso

Participle[edit]

recluse f pl

  1. feminine plural of recluso

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

recluse f

  1. plural of reclusa

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

recluse

  1. third-person singular past historic of recludere

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

reclūse

  1. vocative masculine singular of reclūsus