seclusion

se·clu·sion

noun \si-ˈklü-zhən\

Definition of SECLUSION

1

: the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded

2

: a secluded or isolated place

— se·clu·sive \-ˈklü-siv, -ziv\ adjective

— se·clu·sive·ly adverb

— se·clu·sive·ness noun

Examples of SECLUSION

1. the seclusion of women that occurs in some countries
2. I enjoyed the seclusion of the island.

Origin of SECLUSION

Medieval Latin seclusion-, seclusio, from Latin secludere

First Known Use: circa 1616

Related to SECLUSION

Synonyms: aloneness, insulation, privacy, secludedness, isolation, segregation, separateness, sequestration, solitariness, solitude

Related Words: loneliness, lonesomeness; vacuum; confinement, incarceration, internment, quarantine; retirement, withdrawal; ghettoization

Near Antonyms: camaraderie, companionship, company, comradeship, fellowship, society

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See Synonym Discussion at solitude

Rhymes with SECLUSION

affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, transfusion, Venusian