English
Etymology
From retire + suffix -ment.
Noun
retirement
- The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
- obsolete: A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
Synonyms
solitude
withdrawment
departure
retreat
seclusion
privacy
Related terms
retire
Translations
trans-top|The act of retiring, or the state of being retired
German: Rente f, Ruhestand m
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trans-top|A place of seclusion or privacy
German: Abgeschiedenheit f
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ttbc|Portuguese: n. retirada, isolamento, aposentadoria
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