Reclusive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

providing privacy or seclusion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻklˈuːsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪklˈuːsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪklˈuːsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻklˈuːsɪv/.

Examples

lived an unsocial reclusive life
the cloistered academic world of books
sat close together in the sequestered pergola

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cloistered recluse withdrawn secluded sequestered

Parts of Speech

adjective	withdrawn from society; seeking solitude “lived an unsocial reclusive life”
adjective	providing privacy or seclusion “the cloistered academic world of books”

Word Forms

recluse	noun	one who lives in solitude
reclusiveness	noun	a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation
withdrawnness	noun	a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zurückgezogen

aus der Gesellschaft zurückgezogen; Suche nach Einsamkeit

🇫🇷French

solitaire

retiré de la société; chercher la solitude

🇪🇸Spanish

solitario

retirado de la sociedad; buscando la soledad

🇮🇹Italian

solitario

ritirato dalla società; cercando la solitudine

🇳🇱Dutch

teruggetrokken

teruggetrokken uit de samenleving; op zoek naar eenzaamheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

recluso

retirado da sociedade; buscando solidão

🇷🇺Russian

затворник

изолирован от общества; ищет одиночества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एकांतप्रिय

समाज से निकाल दिया गया; एकांत की तलाश

🇧🇩Bengali

একান্ত

সমাজ থেকে প্রত্যাহার করা; নির্জনতা খুঁজছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமையான

சமூகத்திலிருந்து விலக்கப்பட்டது; தனிமையை நாடுகின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకాంత

సమాజం నుండి ఉపసంహరించబడింది; ఏకాంతాన్ని కోరుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

एकांत

समाजातून काढून घेतले; एकटेपणा शोधत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકાંતિક

સમાજમાંથી પાછી ખેંચી; એકાંત શોધે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಕಾಂತ

ಸಮಾಜದಿಂದ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಏಕಾಂತವನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാന്തമായ

സമൂഹത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പിൻവലിച്ചു; ഏകാന്തത തേടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਾਂਤ

ਸਮਾਜ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਲਿਆ ਗਿਆ; ਇਕਾਂਤ ਦੀ ਭਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ الگ

معاشرے سے نکالا گیا؛ تنہائی کی تلاش میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐居的

退出社会；寻求孤独

🇯🇵Japanese

隠遁者

社会から引きこもっている。孤独を求めて

🇰🇷Korean

은둔적인

사회에서 탈퇴; 고독을 추구하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ẩn dật

rút khỏi xã hội; tìm kiếm sự cô độc

🇹🇭Thai

สันโดษ

ถอนตัวออกจากสังคม แสวงหาความสันโดษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyendiri

menarik diri dari masyarakat; mencari kesendirian

🇵🇭Filipino

nakatago

inalis sa lipunan; naghahanap ng pag-iisa

🇲🇾Malay

tertutup

menarik diri daripada masyarakat; mencari kesendirian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منعزل

انسحب من المجتمع؛ تسعى للعزلة

🇮🇷Persian

منزوی

کناره گیری از جامعه؛ به دنبال تنهایی

🇹🇷Turkish

münzevi

toplumdan çekilmiş; yalnızlık arayışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתבודד

נסוג מהחברה; מחפש בדידות

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