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Solitude

//ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself. countable, uncountable

    "Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires."

  2. 2
    a solitary place wordnet
  3. 3
    A lonely or deserted place. countable, uncountable

    "Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease! He makes a solitude, and calls it — peace."

  4. 4
    the state or situation of being alone wordnet
  5. 5
    a state of social isolation wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude. By surface analysis, sole + -itude.

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