9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
adjective withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
adjective providing privacy or seclusion
originEtymology tree English recluse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English reclusive From recluse + -ive.
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