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1. (n.) recluse
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < OF reclus < LL reclūsus, ptp. of reclūdere to shut in, lock up)
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| Definition of 'recluse' |
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1. (adj) hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte
one who lives in solitude
2. (adj) recluse, reclusive, withdrawn
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
"lived an unsocial reclusive life"
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1. (adj) recluse
shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life
2. (adj) recluse
a person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries
3. (adj) recluse
the place where a recluse dwells
4. (verb) recluse
to shut up; to seclude
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Sense: a person who lives alone and avoids other people.
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 Afrikaans: kluisenaar |
 Arabic: مُنْعَزِل عن النّاس، ناسِ |
 Bulgarian: отшелник |
 Brazilian: solitário / recluso |
 Czech: smolař, -ka |
 German: der/die Einsiedler(in) |
 Danish: eneboer |
 Greek: ερημίτης |
 Spanish: ermitaño |
 Estonian: erak |
 Farsi: منزوی |
 Finnish: erakko |
 French: reclus/-use |
 Hebrew: מִתבּוֹדֵד |
 Hindi: एकान्तवासी |
 Croatian: pustinjak |
 Hungarian: remete |
 Indonesian: penyendiri, pertapa |
 Icelandic: einsetumaður |
 Italian: solitario |
 Japanese: 世捨人 |
 Korean: 세상을 등진 사람 |
 Lithuanian: atsiskyrėlis |
 Latvian: vientuļnieks |
 Malay: kera sumbang |
 Dutch: kluizenaar |
 Norwegian: eneboer |
 Polish: odludek |
 Persian: منزوی |
 Pashto: سوپى (صوفى)، ګوښى شوى، زا |
 Portuguese: solitário |
 Romanian: singuratic |
 Russian: затворник |
 Slovak: samotár, pustovník |
 Slovenian: samotar |
 Serbian: usamljenik |
 Swedish: ensling |
 Thai: ผู้สันโดษ |
 Turkish: münzevi |
 Taiwanese: 隱士 |
 Ukrainian: усамітнений; відлюдний |
 Urdu: معاشرے سے الگ تھلگ رہنے و |
 Vietnamese: người sống ẩn dật |
 Chinese: 隐士 |
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