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secluded

UK/sɪˈkluːdɪd//sɪˈkludɪd/

secluded adjective: hidden, isolated, remote. Also the simple past and past participle of seclude.

Adjective

secluded (comparative more secluded, superlative most secluded)

  1. Hidden, isolated, remote.
    • Hidden in the mountains is a small secluded village that not many people know of.
    • No one, however, thought of the haughty and secluded young gentleman who […] when he rode on his black hunter into Dublin, avoided the village, and took the high-road by Inchicore.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Also used as

secluded is also the simple past and past participle of seclude.

Examples of secluded in a sentence

  • We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.
  • He was tempted to head into the woods but knew no spot was secluded enough.
  • He and Rebecca then found a secluded boardinghouse to which Will and Susannah would move on Monday.

All 15 example sentences with secluded

Synonyms of secluded

Forms of secluded

comparativemore secluded
superlativemost secluded

Words formed from secluded

Questions about secluded

What does secluded mean?
Secluded means hidden, isolated, remote.
What part of speech is secluded?
Secluded is an adjective.
How do you pronounce secluded?
Secluded is pronounced /sɪˈkluːdɪd/ (UK).

Words near secluded in the dictionary

  1. seclazone
  2. secle
  3. secles
  4. Seclin
  5. seclude
  6. secluded
  7. secludedly
  8. secludedness
  9. secludes
  10. secludest
  11. secluding

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