noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/səˈkluːʒən/
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rhymes with -uːʒən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
Narrower terms: cocooning
6
noun
Meaning 6
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: privacy, privateness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reclusiveness
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
afsondering
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Bulgarian:
изолация
(izolacija)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Bulgarian:
уедине́ние
(uedinénie)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Bulgarian:
уединеност
(uedinenost)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Chinese Mandarin:
隔絕 /隔绝
(géjué)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Chinese Mandarin:
隔離 /隔离
(gélí)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Chinese Mandarin:
隱居 /隐居
(yǐnjū)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Finnish:
vetäytyminen
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
French:
séclusion
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
French:
isolement
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
German:
Abgeschiedenheit
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
German:
Abschottung
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
German:
Absonderung
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Greek:
απομόνωση
(apomónosi)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Hebrew:
הִתְבּוֹדְדוּת
(hitbodedút)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Indonesian:
seklusi
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Māori:
here taratahi
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Māori:
taratahitanga
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Portuguese:
reclusão
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Romanian:
izolare
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Russian:
уедине́ние
(ujedinénije)
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Serbo-Croatian:
sekluzija
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Serbo-Croatian:
izolacija
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Spanish:
seclusión
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
Swedish:
avskildhet
— act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out
