The difference between Retirement and Seclusion

When used as nouns, retirement means an act of retiring, whereas seclusion means the act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.


check bellow for the other definitions of Retirement and Seclusion

  1. Retirement as a noun:

    An act of retiring; withdrawal.

  2. Retirement as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of being retired; seclusion.

  3. Retirement as a noun:

    The portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.

  4. Retirement as a noun (obsolete):

    A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

  1. Seclusion as a noun:

    The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.

  2. Seclusion as a noun:

    The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.

  3. Seclusion as a noun:

    A secluded, isolated or private place.

  4. Seclusion as a noun (meteorology):

    The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

    Examples:

    "warm seclusion'"