seclusion
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seclusion
- /səˈkluːʒən/
Rhymes with -uːʒən
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.
noun seclusions
- The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart. Seclusion may be used only as a therapeutic measure to prevent a recipient from causing physical harm to himself or physical abuse to others.
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The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
Madame de Mercœur was at first unwilling that Francesca should share her seclusion; but her young companion was too much in earnest to be refused. Francesca was still depressed by her recent parting with Guido, and clung to Henriette as her only friend,—she would have felt so utterly alone with Mari
Similar: aloneness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship, onlyhood, onliness, seclusion, solitariness, solitude
- A secluded, isolated or private place.
- The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle. warm seclusion
Translations
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noun act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
| Español | seclusión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 隔絕 /隔绝 géjué, 隔離 /隔离 gélí, 隱居 /隐居 yǐnjū |
| Português | reclusão |
| Français | séclusion, isolement |
| Deutsch | Abgeschiedenheit, Abschottung, Absonderung |
| Ελληνικά | απομόνωση apomónosi |
| Română | izolare |
| Русский | уедине́ние ujedinénije |
| עברית | הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת hitbodedút |
Talk about this word "seclusion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seclusion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seclusion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seclusion "seclusion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seclusion.Cite this
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title = {seclusion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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