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RECLUSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who lives in solitude

Synonyms:

hermit; recluse; solitary; solitudinarian; troglodyte

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("recluse" is a kind of...):

lone hand; lone wolf; loner (a person who avoids the company or assistance of others)

Instance hyponyms:

John the Baptist; St. John the Baptist ((New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome)

Derivation:

recluse (withdrawn from society; seeking solitude)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Example:

lived an unsocial reclusive life

Synonyms:

recluse; reclusive; withdrawn

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)

Derivation:

recluse (one who lives in solitude)

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