Dictionary

seclusive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /səˈklu.sɪv/ (US)
• /sɨˈklu.sɪv/ (US) weak vowel merger

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive.

Meanings

1. Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.

Forms

Deriveds

seclusiveness · seclusively · seclusivity

Relateds

seclude · seclusion

Synonyms

reclusive

Translations (2)

es seclusivo (Translations) · es secluso (desus.) (Translations)

seclusive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /səˈklu.sɪv/ (US)
• /sɨˈklu.sɪv/ (US) weak vowel merger

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive.

Meanings

1. (nonstandard, rare) A person who stays in seclusion; a recluse.

Forms