Cloistered vs Withdrawn - What's the difference?
cloistered | withdrawn | Synonyms |
Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.
* Hudibras
* Shenstone
isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence
naive, lacking in worldliness
Furnished with cloisters.
(cloister)
Cloistered is a synonym of withdrawn.
As adjectives the difference between cloistered and withdrawn
is that cloistered is dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary while withdrawn is introvert.As verbs the difference between cloistered and withdrawn
is that cloistered is (cloister) while withdrawn is .cloistered
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Cloistered friars and vestal nuns.
- In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell, / Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell.