English vocabulary · B2
Cloistered
/ˈklɔɪ.stərd/ · adj.
It means shut away from the outside world. A cloistered life is quiet, closed, and cut off from other people and new ideas.
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Example sentences
- She grew up in a cloistered village with no outside contact.
- Years of cloistered study left him unprepared for real life.
Word origin and roots
from Latin
- claus — shut (from Latin)
Synonyms and nuances
- SECLUDED — away from other people (Place & Physical Space)
- ISOLATED — cut off from others (Emotional & Social)
- SHELTERED — kept away from hard things (Protected & Kept Safe)
Words with the same root
claus — shut
- close — shut; bring to an end
- enclose — shut something inside a space
- disclose — open up and reveal something hidden
Lesson notes
Cloistered. It means shut away from the outside world. A cloistered life is quiet, closed, and cut off from other people and new ideas.
Similar words are secluded, isolated, and sheltered. Use cloistered when someone is cut off from the world for a long time.
She grew up in a cloistered village with no outside contact. Years of cloistered study left him unprepared for real life.
From Latin. Claus- means shut. A life that is shut inside, away from the world — that is cloistered.