seclusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
A secluded, isolated or private place.
The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

/səˈkluːʒən/ en-us-seclusion.ogg

seclusion seclusions

From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.

aloneness isolation loneliness loneness onehead oneship onlyhood onliness seclusion solitariness solitude

seclude secluse secluseness seclusionist seclusive

nonseclusion seclusionary seclusionism seclusion lodge

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