Recluse
noun
A person who avoids other people and prefers to live alone.
After his wife passed away, he became a recluse, hardly ever leaving his house.
Often appears as...
- social recluse
- become a recluse
noun
A person who avoids other people and prefers to live alone.
After his wife passed away, he became a recluse, hardly ever leaving his house.
Often appears as...
- social recluse
- become a recluse
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Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
Recluse emphasizes a choice to avoid social contact, not just being alone by circumstance.
She wasn't lonely; as a recluse, she chose solitude.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
The term can imply a judgment; suggesting someone is a recluse might seem critical.
Calling him a recluse was unfair, even if he enjoyed solitude.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Total
A recluse might still interact occasionally, just less often than most people.
The village recluse would only come to town for essentials.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
Recluse emphasizes a choice to avoid social contact, not just being alone by circumstance.
She wasn't lonely; as a recluse, she chose solitude.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
The term can imply a judgment; suggesting someone is a recluse might seem critical.
Calling him a recluse was unfair, even if he enjoyed solitude.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Total
A recluse might still interact occasionally, just less often than most people.
The village recluse would only come to town for essentials.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
Recluse emphasizes a choice to avoid social contact, not just being alone by circumstance.
She wasn't lonely; as a recluse, she chose solitude.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Undertone
The term can imply a judgment; suggesting someone is a recluse might seem critical.
Calling him a recluse was unfair, even if he enjoyed solitude.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Total
A recluse might still interact occasionally, just less often than most people.
The village recluse would only come to town for essentials.
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What I learned from...
So what's the scariest thing you've ever done? Maybe it's spiders. A lot of people are afraid of spiders. I think you should be afraid of spiders -- spiders are creepy and they've got long, hairy legs, and spiders like this one, the brown recluse --
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Poison vs. venom: What's...
Poison has to be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed. Venom has to be injected into a wound. Chemically, venoms and poisons are both considered toxins, so a snake bite is venomous. A poison dart frog is poisonous. Brown recluse spiders are venomous.
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Mentally-Ill Billionaire...
by then his clothes were soiled and ragged he hadn't bathed or shaved for months he was a mess the once charismatic public figure had become a pathetic recluse it has been surmised that what happened at Nozick's was
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What I learned from...
So what's the scariest thing you've ever done? Maybe it's spiders. A lot of people are afraid of spiders. I think you should be afraid of spiders -- spiders are creepy and they've got long, hairy legs, and spiders like this one, the brown recluse --
Video examples
Poison vs. venom: What's...
Poison has to be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed. Venom has to be injected into a wound. Chemically, venoms and poisons are both considered toxins, so a snake bite is venomous. A poison dart frog is poisonous. Brown recluse spiders are venomous.
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Mentally-Ill Billionaire...
by then his clothes were soiled and ragged he hadn't bathed or shaved for months he was a mess the once charismatic public figure had become a pathetic recluse it has been surmised that what happened at Nozick's was
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Alessandra Torresani
American Actress
My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we're talking about computers, he's on. Otherwise, he's a total recluse - he stays in the house and won't leave, and I'm like that. If I'm not working, I'm locked up in my room.
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Nicholas Hammond
He can't have any friends and maintain his secret identity as Spider-Man. He can't even have a normal sex life. He's a national hero, yet he's a recluse. He's instantly recognized by the public, but he cant tell anyone who he is.
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Christopher Lloyd
American Actor
I tend to avoid things like award shows and panels and interviews, not remotely because I feel I'm above them or wish to cultivate the image of the intriguing recluse. I'm just not very good at them.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.
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Kenko Yoshida
A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky.
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Kourtney Kardashian
American Celebrity
I do become a recluse once in a while. It's so nice to just be at home and to not have to deal with the outside world.
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
I'm a quiet person. It's only when I am cued to talk that I talk. Otherwise, I'm reserved and a bit of a recluse.
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Kendrick Lamar
American Musician
I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.
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Sridevi
Indian Actress
When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.
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Alfred Nobel
Swedish Scientist
A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.
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Alessandra Torresani
American Actress
My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we're talking about computers, he's on. Otherwise, he's a total recluse - he stays in the house and won't leave, and I'm like that. If I'm not working, I'm locked up in my room.
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Nicholas Hammond
He can't have any friends and maintain his secret identity as Spider-Man. He can't even have a normal sex life. He's a national hero, yet he's a recluse. He's instantly recognized by the public, but he cant tell anyone who he is.
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Christopher Lloyd
American Actor
I tend to avoid things like award shows and panels and interviews, not remotely because I feel I'm above them or wish to cultivate the image of the intriguing recluse. I'm just not very good at them.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
I'm happy to be a writer - of prose, poetry, every kind of writing. Every person in the world who isn't a recluse, hermit or mute uses words. I know of no other art form that we always use.
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Kenko Yoshida
A certain recluse, I know not who, once said that no bonds attached him to this life, and the only thing he would regret leaving was the sky.
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Kourtney Kardashian
American Celebrity
I do become a recluse once in a while. It's so nice to just be at home and to not have to deal with the outside world.
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Fawad Khan
Pakistani Actor
I'm a quiet person. It's only when I am cued to talk that I talk. Otherwise, I'm reserved and a bit of a recluse.
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Kendrick Lamar
American Musician
I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.
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Sridevi
Indian Actress
When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.
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Alfred Nobel
Swedish Scientist
A recluse without books and ink is already in life a dead man.
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