seclusion

Seclusion is defined as isolation, privacy or being away from others, or a private or sheltered place that is away from others.

(noun)

When you hide away in your bedroom and you see and speak to no one, this is an example of a time when you are in seclusion.

See seclusion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ML seclusio

See seclusion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of secluding.
b. The state of being secluded. See Synonyms at solitude.
A secluded place or abode.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin sēclūsiō, sēclūsiōn-

Origin: , from Latin sēclūsus

Origin: , past participle of sēclūdere, to seclude; see seclude

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