reclus
French, noun/ʁə.kly/
reclus is a French masculine noun meaning “recluse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui vit en réclusion volontaire ou forcée”.
What does reclus mean in English?
adjective
- 1
reclusive
noun
- 1
masculinerecluse
Near-synonym: ermite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui vit en réclusion.
noun: 1. Celui qui vit en réclusion volontaire ou forcée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of reclus
- recluse feminine
- recluses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reclus?
- /ʁə.kly/
- \ʁə.kly\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reclus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reclus in French?
reclus appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).