Associations to the word «Recluse»

Wiktionary

RECLUSE, adjective. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
RECLUSE, adjective. (now rare) Hidden, secret.
RECLUSE, noun. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
RECLUSE, noun. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
RECLUSE, noun. (US) A brown recluse spider.
RECLUSE, verb. (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.
RECLUSE SPIDER, noun. Any of many small venomous spiders of the genera Loxosceles and Sicarius
RECLUSE SPIDERS, noun. Plural of recluse spider

Dictionary definition

RECLUSE, noun. One who lives in solitude.
RECLUSE, adjective. Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche