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solitude

[ sol-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈsɒl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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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.
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Origin of solitude

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sōlitūdō.See soli-1, -tude

synonym study for solitude

1. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM solitude

sol·i·tu·di·nous [sol-i-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-], /ˌsɒl ɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud-/, adjective
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Words related to solitude

isolation, loneliness, emptiness, seclusion, silence, retirement, wilderness, privacy, confinement, wasteland, detachment, withdrawal, solitariness, quarantine, separateness, waste, desert, lonesomeness, loneness, peace and quiet

British Dictionary definitions for solitude

solitude
/ (ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
the state of being solitary or secluded
poetic a solitary place

Derived forms of solitude

solitudinous, adjective

Word Origin for solitude

C14: from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus alone, sole 1
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