seclusive

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US/səˈklu.sɪv/US/sɨˈklu.sɪv/

adjective

Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.

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reclusive
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Meanings

adjectiveseclusive (comparative more seclusive, superlative most seclusive)

comparative more seclusive · superlative most seclusive

  1. Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.

    Synonyms: reclusive

nounseclusive (plural seclusives)

plural seclusives

  1. nonstandardrareA person who stays in seclusion; a recluse.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveServing or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.

Similar
reclusive
Also see
reclusivesolitary

Origin

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive.

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Translations

Spanish secluso (desus.), seclusivo
  • secluso (desus.)Translations
  • seclusivoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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