seclusion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
  2. noun the act of secluding yourself from others

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.

In classic literature

Synonyms

privacy, privateness

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