Meaning

Enclosed in a cocoon..

Definitions by Sense

1. Enclosed in a cocoon.
2. Isolated, especially in an environment that limits interaction with whatever is outside it.
3. Stored in an inactive state; mothballed.
4. simple past and past participle of cocoon

Example Sentences

As previously stated, the true hibernating form of the midge is the "cocooned larva."

A low humidity of 35%, on the whole was highly injurious to the development and viability of cocooned larvae.

values derived as mean of measurements taken on 47 cocooned female larvae reared on new foliage and 26 cocooned female larvae reared on mature foliage.

A young black hole formed in the center of galaxy can develop into the cocooned black hole or, as extreme possibility, into a magnetoid with a black hole inside.

That was a very big eye-opener for me, after being very cocooned, living most of my life in the city where I was born and raised.

So we all expected a fairly open and informative visit. But it was very cocooned.

And yet, as the coverage became more relentless, she chose to become more cocooned.

It was a very cocooned environment, in a way, and I could write and get a lot of feedback.

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Use cocooned when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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