reclusive meaning and definition

RECLUSIVE adjective

Definition of reclusive (adjective)

1. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
   • "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
   • synonyms: recluse, withdrawn
2. providing privacy or seclusion
   • "the cloistered academic world of books"; "sat close together in the sequestered pergola"; "sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree"; "a secluded romantic spot"
   • synonyms: cloistered, secluded, sequestered