Confinement vs Reclusive - What's the difference?
confinement | reclusive |
the act of confining or the state of being confined
lying-in, time of giving birth
*1913 , DH Lawrence,
*:At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement .
Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=December 19
, author=Kerry Brown
, title=Kim Jong-il obituary
, work=The Guardian
*
As a noun confinement
is the act of confining or the state of being confined.As an adjective reclusive is
of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.confinement
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(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.}}
- And if it sort not well, you may conceal her,
- As best befits her wounded reputation,
- In some reclusive and religious life,
- Out of all eyes, tongues, minds and injuries.