Ensconced
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of ensconce form-of, participle, past
- 1 Placed in a secure environment. not-comparable
"Even if you are ensconced in a pandemic pod with a romantic partner or family members, you can still feel lonely — often camouflaged as sadness, irritability, anger and lethargy — because you’re not getting the full range of human interactions that you need, almost like not eating a balanced diet."
- 2 Settled comfortably. not-comparable
"Ensconced, each in a large fauteuil, wrapped in loose, white dressing-gowns, the hair only gathered with a single riband, sat the two friends."
Example
More examples"Even if you are ensconced in a pandemic pod with a romantic partner or family members, you can still feel lonely — often camouflaged as sadness, irritability, anger and lethargy — because you’re not getting the full range of human interactions that you need, almost like not eating a balanced diet."
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