Solitude vs Recluse - What's the difference?
solitude | recluse |
Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.
A lonely or deserted place.
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(now rare ) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
* J. Philips
(now rare ) Hidden, secret.
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
(obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
(US) A brown recluse spider.
(obsolete) To shut; to seclude.
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As nouns the difference between solitude and recluse
is that solitude is aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself while recluse is a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.As an adjective recluse is
(now rare ) sequestered; secluded, isolated.As a verb recluse is
(obsolete) to shut; to seclude.solitude
English
Noun
(wikipedia solitude)- Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease!
He makes a solitude , and calls it — peace.
Synonyms
* alonenessAntonyms
* intimacyDerived terms
* two solitudesSee also
* loneliness ----recluse
English
(wikipedia recluse)Adjective
(en adjective)- a recluse monk or hermit
- In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.
Synonyms
* reclusiveNoun
(en noun)- (Foxe)
