recluse

• Décrit une personne qui mène une vie solitaire et essaie d'éviter les autres.

Describes a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

1. Living in seclusionC1formal

   Preferring to live alone and avoid contact with other people.

   vivant en retraite, reclus

   • The recluse author rarely gave interviews.
   • She led a recluse life in a remote mountain cabin.
   • His recluse habits made him a mystery to his neighbors.

   Synonymesanchoriticeremiticreclusivesecludedsolitarywithdrawn

   Antonymesaffableextrovertedfriendlygregariousoutgoingsociable

• Nom désignant une personne qui vit de manière isolée ou retirée, évitant la compagnie des autres. Peut aussi renvoyer à un ermite ou à une personne solitaire par choix ou par nécessité.

A noun referring to a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

1. Hermit or solitary personB2formal

   A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

   Personne vivant dans la solitude

   • The old man became a recluse after his wife died.
   • She lived as a recluse in a small cabin in the woods.
   • Famous authors sometimes become recluses to focus on their writing.

   Synonymesanchoriteeremitehermitlonersolitary

   Antonymesextrovertsocialite