solitude
[ sol-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈsɒl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the mountains.
a lonely, unfrequented place: a solitude in the mountains.
SYNONYMS FOR solitude
1
retirement,
privacy.
Solitude,
isolation refer to a state of being or living alone.
Solitude emphasizes the quality of being or feeling lonely and deserted:
to live in solitude.
Isolation may mean merely a detachment and separation from others:
to be put in isolation with an infectious disease.
2 loneliness.
3 desert, wilderness.
OTHER WORDS FROM solitude
sol·i·tu·di·nous [sol-i-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-] /ˌsɒl ɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud-/, adjectiveWords nearby solitude
solitary tract,
solitary vireo,
solitary wasp,
solitary wave,
soliton,
solitude,
solitudinarian,
sollar,
solleret,
sollicker,
solmization
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British Dictionary definitions for solitude
solitude
/ (ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
the state of being solitary or secluded
poetic
a solitary place
Derived forms of solitude
solitudinous, adjectiveWord Origin for solitude
C14: from Latin
sōlitūdō, from
sōlus alone,
sole
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