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Word entry · 7 letters

recluse

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"Solitary person"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈkluːs/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted ceelrsuStarts with REnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Solitary person"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (RECLUSE).

Definitions

  1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

Word origin

From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).

Used in a sentence

  • a recluse monk or hermit
  • Hermits themſelves are not recluſe enough to ſeclude that ſubtile ſpirit, Vanity: […]
  • In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.

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