secluded

[ si-kloo-did ]
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adjective
  1. sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.: a secluded cottage.

  2. withdrawn from or involving little human or social activity: a secluded life.

Origin of secluded

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; seclude + -ed2

Other words for secluded

Other words from secluded

  • se·clud·ed·ly, adverb
  • se·clud·ed·ness, noun
  • non·se·clud·ed, adjective
  • non·se·clud·ed·ly, adverb
  • non·se·clud·ed·ness, noun
  • un·se·clud·ed, adjective
  • un·se·clud·ed·ly, adverb
  • well-se·clud·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for secluded

secluded

/ (sɪˈkluːdɪd) /


adjective
  1. kept apart from the company of others: a secluded life

  2. sheltered; private

Derived forms of secluded

  • secludedly, adverb
  • secludedness, noun

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