Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seclusive

/səˈklu.sɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seclu-sive
IPA: /səˈklu.sɪv/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.

noun

A person who stays in seclusion; a recluse.

Etymology

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sēclūdō
Suffix: -īvus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈklu.sɪv/

Inflected Forms

more seclusive (comparative) most seclusive (superlative) seclusives (plural)

Derived Forms

seclusively seclusiveness seclusivity

Frequently Paired Words

seclude seclusion

Synonyms

reclusive

Questions

How do you pronounce seclusive?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈklu.sɪv/.
What does seclusive mean?: Serving or tending to seclude (oneself); affecting seclusion.
Where does seclusive come from?: Pseudo-Latinism, derived from *sēclūsīvus, a combination of sēclūdō (“to seclude”) + -īvus (“-ive”), whence the native Latin sēclūsus. Equivalent to seclude + -ive.

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