recluse
/ri'klu:s/
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Definition
Noun:
- A person who lives in solitude and avoids society: A "recluse" is someone who chooses to live alone, away from the company and activities of other people, often for religious, personal, or philosophical reasons.
Adjective:
- Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude: Describes a person, lifestyle, or characteristic that is solitary and removed from social contact.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The old man was a recluse who rarely left his cabin in the woods.
- After her fame, the actress became a virtual recluse, avoiding the public eye.
Adjective:
- He led a recluse life, finding peace in isolation.
- The poet's recluse nature was reflected in her introspective verses.
Advanced Usage
"To live as a recluse": To adopt a lifestyle of complete solitude.
- Following the scandal, the politician chose to live as a recluse.
"Recluse-like": Behaving or living in a manner similar to a recluse.
- His recluse-like habits made his neighbors curious.
Variants and Related Words
Reclusive (adj): Preferring or characterized by seclusion or isolation. This is the more common adjectival form.
- She became increasingly reclusive in her later years.
Reclusion (n): The state of living in seclusion.
- His reclusion was a personal choice, not an imposition.
Synonyms
- Noun: Hermit, solitary, anchorite, eremite.
- Adjective: Solitary, secluded, withdrawn, isolated, hermitic.
Antonyms
- Noun: Socialite, extrovert.
- Adjective: Gregarious, sociable, outgoing.
Related Idioms and Phrases
"A recluse from the world": Someone who has completely withdrawn from society.
- He was a recluse from the world, having no contact with his former life.
"To go into recluse": To enter a state of seclusion (less common phrasing).
- The monk went into recluse for a year of meditation.
Adjective
- withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
- lived an unsocial reclusive life
Noun
- one who lives in solitude