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- [noun rek-loos, ri-kloos; adjective ri-kloos, rek-loos]
- /noun ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus; adjective rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/
- /rɪˈkluːs/
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- [noun rek-loos, ri-kloos; adjective ri-kloos, rek-loos]
- /noun ˈrɛk lus, rɪˈklus; adjective rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/
Definitions of reclusive word
- noun reclusive a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation. 1
- noun reclusive Also, incluse. a religious voluntary immured in a cave, hut, or the like, or one remaining within a cell for life. 1
- adjective reclusive shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons. 1
- adjective reclusive characterized by seclusion; solitary. 1
- adjective reclusive person: not sociable, solitary 1
- adjective reclusive existence: hiding away 1
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Origin of reclusive
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French reclus < Late Latin reclūsus, past participle of reclūdere to shut up, equivalent to re- re- + -clūd-, combining form of claudere to close + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s
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Parts of speech for Reclusive
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reclusive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj reclusive
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- antisocial — Someone who is antisocial is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
adjective reclusive
- eremetic — Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
- eremitic — Characteristic of a hermit.
- hermitlike — Resembling or characteristic of a hermit.
- introvert — a shy person.
- nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
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