Seclusion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Origin

From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.

Noun

1. The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; retirement; privacy; solitude: as, to live in seclusion.
2. A secluded place.

Related terms

• seclude
• secluse
• secluseness
• seclusionist
• seclusive