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reclusive |
Grep of noun reclusive reclusiveness Overview of adj reclusive The adj reclusive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. recluse, reclusive, withdrawn -- (withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life") 2. cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered -- (providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; 'a secluded romantic spot") Antonyms of adj reclusive 2 senses of reclusive Sense 1 recluse, reclusive, withdrawn INDIRECT (VIA unsocial) -> social Sense 2 cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered INDIRECT (VIA private) -> public Similarity of adj reclusive 2 senses of reclusive Sense 1 recluse, reclusive, withdrawn => unsocial (vs. social) Sense 2 cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered => private (vs. public) Attributes of adj reclusive Familiarity of adj reclusive reclusive used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj reclusive preclusive reclusive Overview of adj reclusive The adj reclusive has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. recluse, reclusive, withdrawn -- (withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life") 2. cloistered, reclusive, secluded, sequestered -- (providing privacy or seclusion; "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; 'a secluded romantic spot")
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