Retired vs Clandestine - What's the difference?
retired | clandestine | Related terms |
Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
*1910 , , "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia :
*:The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age.
(retire)
Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.
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(freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.
Retired is a related term of clandestine.
As adjectives the difference between retired and clandestine
is that retired is secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc); private, quiet while clandestine is done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose.As a verb retired
is (retire).retired
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
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Adjective
(en adjective)- In my imagination, all work place encounters between men and women result in clandestine sex.
- And I don't want anyone to think I dislike Catholicism because I don't. It's actually my favourite form of clandestine global evil.