Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloistered

/klˈɔɪstɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: clois-tered
IPA: /klˈɔɪstɚd/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.

adj

Isolated, protected, hidden away for the sake of maintaining innocence.

adj

Naive, lacking in worldliness.

adj

Furnished with cloisters.

verb

simple past and past participle of cloister

Example Sentences

"Cloistered friars and vestal nuns."
"In cloister'd state let selfish sages dwell, / Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell."
"[…]“The Vegan” is a less cloistered book, with bigger, more universal themes."
"both the Greeks and Romans […]had commonly two cloiſtered open Courts, one serving for the Womens ſide, and the other for the Men"

Inflected Forms

more cloistered (comparative) most cloistered (superlative)

Synonyms

reclusive secluded sequestered cloistral conventual monastic monastical

Questions

How do you pronounce cloistered?: The recorded pronunciation is /klˈɔɪstɚd/.
What does cloistered mean?: Dwelling or raised in, or as if in, cloisters; solitary.

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