cloistral C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈklɔɪstrəl/ UK /ˈklɔɪstrəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to a cloister; secluded and monastic He preferred the cloistral quiet of the library to any party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to a cloister;... monasticsecludedcloisteredreclusivesequesteredconventual ↔ Opposites worldlysecular Word family Related forms cloistercloisteredclaustral Etymology AI details From cloister + -al; cloister derives from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum 'enclosed place, bolt', from claudere 'to close, shut'. claustrum Latin claudere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cloistral **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈklɔɪstrəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklɔɪstrəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to a cloister; secluded and monastic ## Examples - He preferred the cloistral quiet of the library to any party. ## Synonyms - monastic - secluded - cloistered - reclusive - sequestered - conventual ## Antonyms - worldly - secular ## Related Forms - cloister - cloistered - claustral ## Roots and Affixes - Root: claustrum - Root: claudere ## Etymology From cloister + -al; cloister derives from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum 'enclosed place, bolt', from claudere 'to close, shut'. ## AI Etymology Cloistral comes from cloister + -al; cloister derives from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum 'enclosed place, bolt', from claudere 'to close, shut'. The historical trail runs through claustrum in Latin and claudere in Latin. Morphologically, cloistral is transparent: it draws on cloister + -al. Used as an adjective, cloistral now means "relating to a cloister; secluded and monastic", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as cloister, cloistered, and claustral. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown