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recluse

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkluːs/

The English word “recluse” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
  2. Hidden, secret.

noun

  1. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
  2. The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
  3. See also Thesaurus:recluse

verb

  1. To shut; to seclude.

Etymology

From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).

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