Solitude

//ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
alonenesslonelinessseclusionalonenessalienationaloofness

Example

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"We shouldn't confuse solitude with isolation. They are two separate things."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

two solitudes

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