RECLUSE


Meaning of RECLUSE in English

[ rɪ'klu:s ]

■ noun a person who avoids others and lives a solitary life.

Derivatives

reclusion noun

reclusive adjective

reclusiveness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. reclus , past participle of reclure , from L. recludere 'enclose', from re- 'again' + claudere 'to shut'.

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