cloistered
1. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows • Syn: cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical • Similar to: unworldly • Derivationally related forms: monastic (for: monastic), convent (for: conventual), cloister (for: cloistral) 2. providing privacy or seclusion - the 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 • Syn: reclusive, secluded, sequestered • Similar to: private • Derivationally related forms: reclusiveness (for: reclusive)
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