reclusion
Use Reclusion in a sentence
ʒən noun
1.
the condition or life of a recluse.
2.
an act of shutting or the state of being shut up in seclusion.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To reclusion
Collins
World English Dictionary
recluse (rɪˈkluːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who lives in seclusion |
| 2. | a person who lives in solitude to devote himself to prayer and religious meditation; a hermit, anchorite, or anchoress |
| —adj | |
| 3. | solitary; retiring |
| [C13: from Old French reclus, from Late Latin reclūdere to shut away, from Latin | |
| reclusion | |
| —n | |
| re'clusive | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Reclusion
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Trap-harvested crawfish may not be conditioned for immediate reclusion to the burrow.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
