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Synonyms for seclusion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : si-kloo-zhuh n
Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈklu ʒən

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Définition of seclusion

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Medieval Latin seclusionem (nominative seclusio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin secludere (see seclude).
  • noun isolation
Example sentences :
  • His latter years were spent in seclusion, and he died at Farnham on June 25th, 1879.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • She would stay undisturbed in her seclusion, keeping her festival alone.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • I shut myself into this place of seclusion, after breakfast, and meditate.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • He was not the less alone for having spent so many years in seclusion and retirement.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Never did she appear more beautiful than when, in 1788, she reappeared after her seclusion.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • During my seclusion from the world, I had adapted my dress to my situation.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • She knew what her child was doing in those hours of seclusion.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • He is—in spite of his seclusion—above all a prophet amongst men.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • For a whole month they remained in seclusion, not once leaving La Souleiade.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • It is largely because of this that I have elected to seek the seclusion of another world.
  • Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy

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