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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Recluse, WY
    Zip code(s): 82725

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recluse \Re*cluse"\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]s"), a. [F. reclus, L.
     reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL.,
     to shut up. See Close.]
     Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public
     notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit;
     a recluse life
     [1913 Webster]
  
           In meditation deep, recluse
           From human converse.                     --J. Philips.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recluse \Re*cluse"\, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse,
     a.]
     1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the
        world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class
        of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually
        attached to monasteries.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] --Foxe.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Recluse \Re*cluse"\, v. t.
     To shut up; to seclude. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recluse \Re*cluse"\, a. [L. reclus, L. reclusus, from recludere,
     reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL., to shut up. See Close.]
     Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public
     notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit;
     a recluse life
  
           In meditation deep, recluse From human converse. --J.
                                                    Philips.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recluse \Re*cluse"\, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See Recluse,
     a.]
     1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the
        world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class
        of secluded devotees who live in single cells; usually
        attached to monasteries.
  
     2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] --Foxe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Recluse \Re*cluse"\, v. t.
     To shut; to seclude. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  recluse
       adj : withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial
             reclusive life" [syn: reclusive, withdrawn]
       n : one who lives in solitude [syn: hermit, solitary, solitudinarian,
            troglodyte]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recluse
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr reclus)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it recluso  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it recluso)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it reclusa)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it recludere  3 s phis)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  recluse
     a.
     1 (lb en now rare) sequestered; secluded, isolated
     2 (lb en now rare) hidden, secret
     n.
     1 a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the
  world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit
     2 (lb en obsolete) the place where a recluse dwells; a place of
  isolation or seclusion
     3 (lb en US) a brown recluse spider
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) to shut; to seclude

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  recluse
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr reclus)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it recluso  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it recluso)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it reclusa)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it recludere  3 s phis)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  recluse
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr reclus)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it recluso  f p)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it recluso)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it reclusa)
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it recludere  3 s phis)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recluse
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm pperff r ecluse reclure)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  recluse
     Engelska n.
     tillbakadragen person; person som lever avskilt från andra; en
  eremit

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/
  منعزل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  recluse //ɹɪˈkluːs// //ˈɹɛkluːs// 
  отшелник
  a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/ 
  poustevník

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/ 
  samotář

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/
  Einsiedler 
        "live/lead the life of a recluse"  - ein Einsiedlerleben führen
   see: recluses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/
  zurückgezogen, öffentlichkeitsscheu, allein 
     Synonym: reclusive
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  recluse //ɹɪˈkluːs// //ˈɹɛkluːs// 
  erakko
  a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/ 
  1. एकान्त~सेवी~मनुष्य
        "Her father leads the life of a recluse."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/ 
  1. एकान्त~सेवी
        "She loves to be a recluse girl."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/
  osamljenik, povučen, pustinjak

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/
  1. magányos
  2. világtól elzárkózott
  3. elszigetelt
  4. félrevonultan élô ember
  5. elhagyott
  6. magányosan élô ember
  7. visszavonult
  8. remete
  9. elhagyatott
  10. világtól elzárt
  11. visszavonultságban élô ember
  12. félrevonult
  13. remetenô

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  recluse /rɪˈklu:s/ 
    samotnik, odludek

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  recluse /ɹɪklˈuːs/
  1. münzevi, dünya işlerinden kendini çeken
  2. münzevi kimse, dünyadan çekilmiş kimse.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹɪˈkɫus/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "recluse":
     Diogenes, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Timon of Athens, anchoress,
     anchorite, anchoritic, ascetic, bedridden invalid, cenobite,
     character, cloistered, cloistered monk, closet cynic, crackpot,
     crank, desert fathers, desert saints, domestic, eccentric, eremite,
     eremitic, erratic, flake, freak, hermetic, hermit, hermitess,
     hermitic, hermitish, homebody, invalid, isolationist, kook, loner,
     marabout, monk, nonconformist, nun, nut, oddball, outcast, pariah,
     pillar saint, pillarist, screwball, secluse, seclusionist,
     seclusive, sequestered, shut in, shut up, shut-in, solitaire,
     solitary, solitudinarian, stay-at-home, strange duck, stylite,
     weirdo
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 隐遁的,寂寞的;
  n. 隐遁者,遁世者;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 隐遁的,寂寞的
     n. 隐遁者,遁世者

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