secluded
Americanadjective
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kept apart from the company of others
a secluded life
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sheltered; private
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of secluded
Explanation
A secluded place is isolated, away from other people. It's quiet, and there's not a lot going on. Sometimes you need to get away from it all to someplace where no one will find you. What you seek is a secluded area where you can be alone. A secluded spot conjures the image of someplace removed from the intrusions of life. A writer might want to be secluded so she can get work done, and a couple might want to be secluded so they can spend time together. When you're secluded, there aren't many other people or distractions.
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Example Sentences
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Secluded from the bustling tourist traffic just a bridge away, the island remains largely untouched.
From Scientific American • Apr. 6, 2023
He has led the opposition to geothermal development as the chairman of an organization that translates loosely as the Society to Protect Japan’s Secluded Hot Springs.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023
Secluded enough to feel like a country escape, the hotel’s guests can hike winter-accessible trails through Saint Edward State Park to Lake Washington’s shores.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2021
Secluded behind gates at the end of a nearly mile-long driveway, it sits atop a promontory overlooking the surrounding mountains and Chatsworth Nature Preserve.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2021
While she, within her lowly cot, which graced The Alpine slope, beside the waters wild, Her homely cares in that small world embraced, Secluded lived, a simple artless child.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno
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