adj
cloistered
adj
1
Living in seclusion, shut away from ordinary life.
"He grew up in a cloistered household that rarely saw visitors."
"The nuns led a cloistered existence devoted entirely to prayer."
2
Sheltered to the point of being naive about how the wider world works.
"Critics said the senator's cloistered upbringing left him out of touch with ordinary voters."
How to Use Cloistered
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishKept apart from normal life, often so much so that the person seems sheltered or naive.
Common pairings
cloistered existence
cloistered upbringing
Word Forms
more cloistered comparative, most cloistered superlative
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