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English adjective: cloistered

1. cloistered of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows


Synonymscloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical


Similarunworldly


Antonymsworldly, secular, temporal

2. cloistered providing privacy or seclusion


SamplesThe cloistered academic world of books.
Sat close together in the sequestered pergola.
Sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree.
A secluded romantic spot.


Synonymsreclusive, secluded, sequestered


Similarprivate


Antonymspublic









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