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Etymology edit

From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere, present active infinitive of reclūdō (I disclose, I open), from re- + claudō (close).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈkluːs/, /ˈɹɛkluːs/
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  • Rhymes: -uːs

Adjective edit

recluse (comparative more recluse, superlative most recluse)

  1. (now rare) sequestered; secluded, isolated
    a recluse monk or hermit
    • 1708, [John Philips], “(please specify the page)”, in Cyder. [], London: [] J[acob] Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.
  2. (now rare) hidden, secret

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Noun edit

recluse (plural recluses)

  1. An individual who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
    Synonyms: anchorite, eremite, hermit
  2. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
  3. (US) A brown recluse spider.

See also Thesaurus:recluse

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Verb edit

recluse (third-person singular simple present recluses, present participle reclusing, simple past and past participle reclused)

  1. (obsolete) to shut; to seclude

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recluse

  1. feminine singular of reclus

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /reˈklu.ze/
  • Rhymes: -uze
  • Hyphenation: re‧clù‧se

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

recluse

  1. feminine plural of recluso

Participle edit

recluse f pl

  1. feminine plural of recluso

Etymology 2 edit

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recluse f

  1. plural of reclusa

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

recluse

  1. third-person singular past historic of recludere

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reclūse

  1. vocative masculine singular of reclūsus