reclusive

• Beschreibt einen Menschen, der zurückgezogen lebt und die Gesellschaft anderer meidet. Bezieht sich auf einen Lebensstil oder eine Wesensart, die durch Abgeschiedenheit und den Wunsch nach Ungestörtheit geprägt ist.

Describes a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid the company of others.

1. Withdrawn from societyB2formal

   Preferring to live alone or avoid contact with others; seeking solitude.

   Zurückgezogen

   • The reclusive author rarely gave interviews.
   • After the scandal, he became increasingly reclusive.
   • She lived a reclusive life in a remote mountain cabin.

   Synonymecloisterederemiticintrovertedisolatedrecluseretiringsecludedsolitaryunsociablewithdrawn

   Antonymeextrovertedgregariousoutgoingsociable

2. Providing privacy or seclusionB2formal

   Describing a place or environment that offers privacy and isolation from others.

   Abgeschieden

   • They bought a reclusive estate hidden in the woods.
   • The hotel offers reclusive villas for guests seeking peace.
   • He found a reclusive spot by the lake to read his book.

   Synonymehiddenisolatedprivateremotesecludedsequesteredsolitary

   Antonymeaccessibleopenpublic