Meanings
plural seclusions
- countableuncountableThe 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.
1809, Laws of the State of Illinois Enacted by the ... General Assembly at the Extra Session .... (1992). United States: Illinois State Journal Company, State Printers. - countableuncountableThe state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
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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 Marie; besides, she too wished to pray for the absent and the dear.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 183Synonyms: aloneness, isolation, aloneness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship
- countableuncountableA secluded, isolated or private place.
- countableuncountableclimatologyThe mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.
warm seclusion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinseclusio
- Englishseclusion
From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans afsondering, afgesonderde plek
- afsonderingact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- afgesonderde pleksecluded place
Bulgarian изолация, уедине́ние
- изолация (izolacija)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- уедине́ние (uedinénie)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- уединеност (uedinenost)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Chinese Mandarin 隔絕 /隔绝, 隔離 /隔离
- 隔絕 /隔绝 (géjué)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- 隔離 /隔离 (gélí)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- 隱居 /隐居 (yǐnjū)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Finnish vetäytyminen
- vetäytyminenact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
French séclusion, isolement
- séclusionact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- isolementact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
German Abgeschiedenheit, Abschottung
- Abgeschiedenheitact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- Abschottungact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- Absonderungact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Greek απομόνωση
- απομόνωση (apomónosi)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Hebrew הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת
- הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת (hitbodedút)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Indonesian seklusi
- seklusiact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Irish iargúltacht
- iargúltachtsecluded place
Māori here taratahi, taratahitanga
- here taratahiact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
- taratahitangaact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Portuguese reclusão
- reclusãoact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Romanian izolare
- izolareact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Russian уедине́ние
- уедине́ние (ujedinénije)act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Spanish seclusión
- seclusiónact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Swedish avskildhet
- avskildhetact of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with seclusion
Cite this entry
seclusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seclusion
“seclusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seclusion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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