English

Adjective

recluse ‎(comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)

1. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.

   a recluse monk or hermit

   • J. Philips

     In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.

2. (now rare) Hidden, secret.

Synonyms

• reclusive

Noun

recluse ‎(plural recluses)

1. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
2. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.

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3. (US) A brown recluse spider.

Synonyms

(hermit): anchorite, eremite, hermit

• See also Wikisaurus:recluse

Derived terms

• brown recluse
• recluse spider

Translations

Verb

recluse ‎(third-person singular simple present recluses, present participle reclusing, simple past and past participle reclused)

1. (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.

French

Adjective

recluse

1. feminine singular of reclus

Italian

Participle

recluse

1. feminine plural of recluso

Verb

recluse

1. third-person singular past historic of recludere

Latin

Participle

reclūse

1. vocative masculine singular of reclūsus