secluded

[si-kloo-did]

adjective

1. sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc..

   a secluded cottage.

   Synonyms: secret, retired, private

2. withdrawn from or involving little human or social activity.

   a secluded life.

   Synonyms: withdrawn, solitary, sheltered, isolated, cloistered, alone

secluded

/ sɪˈkluːdɪd /

adjective

1. kept apart from the company of others

   a secluded life

2. sheltered; private

Other Word Forms

• secludedly adverb
• secludedness noun
• nonsecluded adjective
• nonsecludedly adverb
• nonsecludedness noun
• unsecluded adjective
• unsecludedly adverb
• well-secluded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of secluded¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; seclude + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Clandestine officers - under operation name Mayland - followed him to regular liaisons at a secluded woodland patch of land near the busy M4 motorway where several drugs exchanges were caught on camera.

From BBC

Club founder Nandi Owolo, 30, watched the revelry from a secluded lounge chair, sitting for the first time all day, and marveled at what her little club had become.

From Los Angeles Times

With the media, neighborhood and city’s eyes on his home, Gaon has further secluded himself and refused help, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The rangers said the spots were so secluded that, over decades, they had never been able to find a monkey's body after this had happened.

From BBC

Nevertheless, doing so has its challenges as the helicopter must be flown very close to the wall of the canyon in order to lower the ropes down to the secluded pool below.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cloistered 
• deserted 
• hidden 
• lonely 
• quiet 
• remote 
• uninhabited