Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secluded

/sɪˈkludɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: se-clud-ed
IPA: /sɪˈkludɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hidden, isolated, remote.

verb

simple past and past participle of seclude

Example Sentences

"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."
"In the swamp in secluded recesses, / A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪˈkludɪd/
British English: /sɪˈkluːdɪd/

Inflected Forms

more secluded (comparative) most secluded (superlative)

Derived Forms

secludedly secludedness unsecluded

Synonyms

off the grid isolated cloistered reclusive sequestered privy secret

Rhymes With

deluded alluded eluded colluded precluded exuded denuded feuded brooded

Questions

How do you pronounce secluded?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈkludɪd/.
What does secluded mean?: Hidden, isolated, remote.

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