cloistered

[ kloi-sterd ]
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adjective
  1. secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life.

  2. having a cloister or cloisters.

Origin of cloistered

1
First recorded in 1575–85; cloister + -ed2

Other words for cloistered

Other words from cloistered

  • non·clois·tered, adjective
  • un·clois·tered, adjective
  • well-cloistered, adjective

Words Nearby cloistered

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How to use cloistered in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cloistered

cloistered

/ (ˈklɔɪstəd) /


adjective
  1. secluded or shut up from the world

  2. living in a monastery or nunnery

  1. (of a building, courtyard, etc) having or provided with a cloister

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