Origin: Latin
suffix -ive
Reclusive has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
"lived an unsocial reclusive life"
2
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"
3
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
Example Sentences
"lived an unsocial reclusive life"
adjective
"the cloistered academic world of books"
adjective
"sat close together in the sequestered pergola"
adjective
"sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"
adjective
"a secluded romantic spot"
adjective