Reclusive

Quick meaning: Reclusive is an adjective meaning Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

Meaning

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

Example Sentences

And if it sort not well, you may conceal her, As best befits her wounded reputation, In some reclusive and religious life, Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.

Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.

Synonyms for reclusive

Depending on context, synonyms include hermitlike, withdrawn, seclusive, sequestered, recluse, secluded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include secluded, private, withdrawn, sequestered, cloistered, isolationist.

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