seclusion
The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apartThe act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
» Mary spent her girlhood in seclusion.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
the act of secluding yourself from others
(countable, uncountable)The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
Abgeschiedenheit, Abschottung, Absonderung
уедине́ниеujedinénije
(countable, uncountable)A secluded, isolated or private place.
(countable, uncountable)The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.
warm seclusion
Examples
6 sentencesMary spent her girlhood in seclusion.
I actively choose companionship over seclusion.
Michael was forced to live in seclusion.
Tom lives in seclusion and rarely sees anyone.
A love of seclusion was bestowed upon him.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.
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Forms
plural: seclusions| Singular | seclusion |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others:privacyprivateness
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable