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RECLUSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Providing privacy or seclusion

Example:

a secluded romantic spot

Synonyms:

cloistered; reclusive; secluded; sequestered

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

private (confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy)

Derivation:

reclusiveness (a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Example:

lived an unsocial reclusive life

Synonyms:

recluse; reclusive; withdrawn

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)

Derivation:

reclusiveness (a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation)

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