Seclusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

the act of secluding yourself from others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sᵻklˈuːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪklˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪklˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /sᵻklˈuːʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

privacy privateness

Word Forms

private	adjective	concerning things deeply private and personal
seclude	verb	keep away from others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abgeschiedenheit

die Qualität, von der Anwesenheit oder Sicht anderer abgeschieden zu sein

🇫🇷French

isolement

la qualité d'être isolé de la présence ou de la vue des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

reclusión

la cualidad de estar aislado de la presencia o vista de los demás

🇮🇹Italian

isolamento

la qualità di essere isolati dalla presenza o dalla vista degli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

afzondering

de kwaliteit van het afgezonderd zijn van de aanwezigheid of het zicht van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

isolamento

a qualidade de estar isolado da presença ou visão de outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

уединение

качество изолированности от присутствия или взглядов других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तनहाई

दूसरों की उपस्थिति या नज़र से अलग रहने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্জনতা

অন্যদের উপস্থিতি বা দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়ার গুণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமை

மற்றவர்களின் இருப்பு அல்லது பார்வையில் இருந்து ஒதுங்கியிருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏకాంతము

ఇతరుల ఉనికి లేదా వీక్షణ నుండి ఏకాంతంగా ఉండే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

एकांत

इतरांच्या उपस्थितीपासून किंवा दृश्यापासून अलिप्त राहण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકાંત

અન્યની હાજરી અથવા દૃષ્ટિકોણથી અલગ રહેવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏಕಾಂತ

ಇತರರ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನದಿಂದ ಏಕಾಂತವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാന്തത

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ നിന്നോ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടിൽ നിന്നോ ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഗുണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਾਂਤ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਅਲੱਗ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنہائی

دوسروں کی موجودگی یا نظریہ سے الگ تھلگ رہنے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔离

远离他人的存在或视线的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

隠遁

他人の存在や視線から隔離される性質

🇰🇷Korean

격리

다른 사람의 존재나 시야로부터 격리되는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tách biệt

chất lượng của việc tách biệt khỏi sự hiện diện hoặc tầm nhìn của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ความสันโดษ

คุณภาพของการถูกแยกออกจากการแสดงตนหรือมุมมองของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengasingan

kualitas terasing dari kehadiran atau pandangan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iisa

ang kalidad ng pagiging hiwalay sa presensya o pagtingin ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

pengasingan

kualiti diasingkan daripada kehadiran atau pandangan orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العزلة

جودة الانعزال عن حضور الآخرين أو رؤيتهم

🇮🇷Persian

گوشه گیری

کیفیت منزوی بودن از حضور یا دید دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

inziva

başkalarının varlığından veya görüşünden uzak kalmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתַגְרוּת

האיכות של התבודדות מנוכחותם או מבטם של אחרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'seclusion'?

The primary meaning of 'seclusion' is 'the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'seclusion' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'seclusion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'seclusion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'seclusion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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