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.

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Origin of solitude

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin sōlitūdō. See soli-1, -tude

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-/, adjective

Words 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 solitudinous

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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