seclusion
11seclusion — noun 1 (U) the state of being private and away from other people: live/dwell/rest etc in seclusion: The Emperor lived in utter seclusion behind the walls of the Forbidden City. | the seclusion of: Writers are attracted to the peace and seclusion… …
12Seclusion — (Roget s Thesaurus) Exclusion. < N PARAG:Seclusion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 seclusion seclusion privacy Sgm: N 1 retirement retirement Sgm: N 1 reclusion reclusion recess Sgm: N 1 snugness snugness &c. >Adj. Sgm …
13seclusion — se|clu|sion [sıˈklu:ʒən] n [U] the state of being private and away from other people ▪ They stayed at a friend s beach house and enjoyed ten days of peace and seclusion. in seclusion ▪ He found it difficult to walk very far, and had to stay at… …
14Seclusion — A person, a couple, or a larger group may go to a secluded place for privacy, or because the place is quiet.In some cases where there are legal, religious or social restrictions on two people having physical intimacy, there may even be such… …
15seclusion — se|clu|sion [ sı kluʒn ] noun uncount 1. ) a situation in which someone stays apart or is kept apart from other people: a life of almost complete seclusion in seclusion: The family has spent the past few days in seclusion. 2. ) a place or… …
16seclusion — [[t]sɪklu͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you are living in seclusion, you are in a quiet place away from other people. She lived in seclusion with her husband on their farm in Panama... They love the seclusion of their garden …
17seclusion — UK [sɪˈkluːʒ(ə)n] / US [sɪˈkluʒ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) a situation in which someone stays apart or is kept apart from other people a life of almost complete seclusion in seclusion: The family has spent the past few days in seclusion. 2) a… …
18seclusion — /si klooh zheuhn/, n. 1. an act of secluding. 2. the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude: He sought seclusion in his study. 3. a secluded place. [1615 25; < ML seclusion (s. of seclusio) < L seclus(us) (ptp. of secludere to SECLUDE) +… …
19seclusion — n. in seclusion * * * [sɪ kluːʒ(ə)n] in seclusion …
20seclusion — /səˈkluʒən/ (say suh kloohzhuhn) noun 1. the act of secluding. 2. the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude: she sought seclusion in the country so that she could study undisturbed. 3. a secluded place. {Medieval Latin seclusiōn , stem of …
