seclusion

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
3. (countable, uncountable) A secluded, isolated or private place.
4. (countable, uncountable) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

Synonyms

isolation

solitude

privacy

retirement

mourning

loneliness

retreat

hermitage

separation

desolation

quarantine

privateness

reclusion

solitariness

shadow

segregation

remoteness

aloneness

discrimination

insulation

rus in urbe

sequestered life

agromania

backwater

banishment

circumvention

concealment

exclusiveness

isolationism

lonesomeness

ostracism

privity

purdah

quiet

relinquishment

resignation

solitary

withdrawal

solitary life

remote place

Translations

quarantaine

deuil

isolement

Abgeschlossenheit

Abgeschiedenheit

reclusión

privacidade

inziva

απομόνωση

retir

reclusió

solitude

reclusão

aislamiento

tenhalık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˈkluːʒən/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.