cloistered

C2 Topic:House & Home
US /ˈklɔɪstɝd/
adj verb Freq #47878

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Kept away from the wider world and its difficulties; sheltered

    He had led a cloistered life and knew little about ordinary problems.

  2. 2
    adj

    Living a secluded religious life under vows, as in a monastery or convent

    The cloistered nuns rarely left the convent walls.

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Synonyms
1 adj · kept away from the wider... sequestered
2 adj · living a secluded religious... monasticconventual

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