reclusion

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noun

Life as a recluse.

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Meanings

nounreclusion (countable and uncountable, plural reclusions)

plural reclusions

  1. countableuncountableLife as a recluse.

    Every few years, a fresh wave of urbanites head north for a restorative of wilderness reclusion and pioneer roughing it, only to be made fun of by their predecessors as despoilers and effete poseurs.

    2008 May 18, Stephen Metcalf, “Provence Profound”, in New York Times

Origin

From recluse + -ion.

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Translations

Bulgarian отшелничество
  • отшелничество (otšelničestvo)Life as a recluse
Russian отше́льничество
  • отше́льничество (otšélʹničestvo)Life as a recluse

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

reclusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusion

MLA

“reclusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclusion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclusion.

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