recluse /ɹɪˈklus/adjective 2noun 3verb 1forms 5 adjective2 •(no longer used) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.Hermits themselves are not recluse enough to seclude that subtile spirit, Vanity: […] — 1667 •(no longer used) Hidden, secret. noun3 •A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.The recluse in the fable kept a cat to keep off the rats, and then a cow to feed the cat with milk, and a man to keep the cow and so on. My ambitions also grew like the family of the recluse. — 1927 •(US) Ellipsis of recluse spider. •(no longer used) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.that day of appearance taken out of the recluse and committed to safe custody — 1563 verb1 •(no longer used) To shut; to seclude. formsreclused · reclusing · recluses · more recluse · most recluse
