solitude

sol·i·tude

 (sŏl′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

n.

1. The state or quality of being alone or remote from others: Composers need solitude to work.

2.

a. The state of being secluded or uninhabited: sought out the solitude of the forest.

b. A secluded or uninhabited place: "Beyond his bleak sky-line there stretched vast solitudes" (Jack London).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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solitude

(ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd)

n

1. the state of being solitary or secluded

2. poetic a solitary place

[C14: from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus alone, sole¹]

ˌsoliˈtudinous adj

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sol•i•tude

(ˈsɒl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n.

1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion.

2. remoteness from habitations: the solitude of the woods.

3. a lonely, unfrequented place.

[1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin sōlitūdō, derivative of sōl(us) only, sole¹]

sol`i•tu′di•nous (-n əs) adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	solitude - a state of social isolation     purdah isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
	2.	solitude - the state or situation of being alone isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
	3.	solitude - a solitary place       place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"

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solitude

noun

1. isolation, privacy, seclusion, retirement, loneliness, ivory tower, reclusiveness Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.

2. (Poetic) wilderness, waste, desert, emptiness, wasteland travelling by yourself in these vast solitudes

Related words
like automania
fear eremophobia

Quotations
"far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife" [Thomas Gray Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]
"Solitude should teach us how to die" [Lord Byron Childe Harold]
"That inward eye"
"Which is the bliss of solitude" [William Wordsworth I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud]
"Two paradises 'twere in one"
"To live in paradise alone" [Andrew Marvell The Garden]

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solitude

noun

The quality or state of being alone:

aloneness, isolation, loneliness, singleness, solitariness.

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Translations

عُزْلَه

samota

ensomhed

EinsamkeitEinöde

soledad

yksinäisyys

solitudeabandon

egyedüllétmagány

kesepian

einsemdeinvera

solitudine

ensom majestet

samotność

solidão

singurătate

samota

samota

ensamhet

yalnızlık

独居

solitude

[ˈsɒlɪtjuːd] N → soledad f

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solitude

[ˈsɒlɪtjuːd] n → solitude f
to live in solitude → vivre dans la solitude

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solitude

n → Einsamkeit f; (of place also) → Abgelegenheit f

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solitude

[ˈsɒlɪtjuːd] n → solitudine f

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solitary

(ˈsolitəri) adjective

1. alone; without companions. a solitary traveller. alleen مُنْفَرِد самотен solitário osamocený einsam ensom μόνος, μοναχικόςsolitario üksik تنها yksinäinen solitaireבודד अकेला sam magányos sendirian einsamall solitario ひとりの 혼자의, 혼자만의 vienišas viens berseorangan eenzaamenslig, ensomsamotny يو اځى، جلا ځانله، له نورو بيل، ګوښى، يواځينى solitário solitar одинокий osamotený samoten sam ensam โดดเดี่ยว yalnız 單獨的，獨自的 самітний, одинокий تنہا đơn độc 单独的，独自的

2. living or being alone, by habit or preference. She was a solitary person. kluisenaarsagtig مُنْعَزِل усамотен solitário samotářský einsam tilbagetrukket; isoleret μοναχικόςsolitario eraklik منزوي yksinäinen solitaire מִתבּוֹדֵד एकान्तवासी, एकान्तसेवी osamljen, samotan magányos menyendiri einlífis- solitario 孤独な 독신의, 은둔의 vienišas viens; vientuļš yang selalu bersendirian alleen levend ene-, tilbaketrukketsamotny يواځينى solitário solitar одинокий samotársky samotarski usamljen ensam ผู้สันโดษ yalnız yaşayan 獨居的 одинокий تنہائی پسند thích ở một mình 独居的

3. single. not a solitary example. alleenlopend وَحيد، فَرْدي единствен único ojedinělý einzig enlig μοναδικός, μεμονωμένοςúnico ainus انفرادي yksittäinen uniqueבודד एकमात्र, अकेला jedini, pojedinačni egyedüli, egyedi tunggal einn unico, isolato １つの 유일한 vienintelis vienīgais pun enkelisolert, enkeltståendepojedynczy يو اځى único unic единичный ojedinelý osamljen usamljen enda เท่านั้น; เพียง tek, tek bir 獨一的 окремий, поодинокий اکیلا، مجرد chỉ có một 独一的

ˈsolitude (-tjuːd) noun

the state of being alone. He likes solitude; He lives in solitude. alleenwees عُزْلَه самота solidão samota die Einsamkeit ensomhed απομόνωση, μοναξιάsoledad üksindus yksinäisyys solitudeהתבודדות अकेलापन, एकाकीपन osamljenost, samoća egyedüllét kesendirian einvera/-semd solitudine 孤独 독거, 고독 vienatvė vienatne; vientulība bersendirian eenzaamheidensomhet, ensom majestetsamotność يواځى توب جلا والى، بيلتون ګوښه ځاى solidão singu­rătate уединение; одиночество samota samota samoća ensamhet, avskildhet การอยู่โดดเดี่ยว yalnızlık 獨居 самітність تنہائی cô độc 独居

solitary confinement

imprisonment in a cell by oneself. He was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement. alleen opsluiting حَبْس إنْفِرادي лежане в единична килия solitária samovazba die Einzelhaft isolationsfængsel απομόνωση prisión incomunicada üksikvangistus حبس انفرادي eristysselli régime cellulaireצינוק काल कोठरी की सज्जा, एकान्त कैद samica magánzárka kurungan sendirian einangrun (fanga) isolamento, 独房監禁 독방 감금 įkalinimas vienutėje ieslodzījums viennīcā penjara dalam kurungan seorang diri eenzame opsluitingenecelle, isolatodosobnienie, izolacja یواځینی حبس solitária carceră одиночное заключение samotka samica samica isolering ขังเดี่ยว hücre hapsi 單獨監禁 одиночне ув'язнення قید تنہائی sự biệt giam 单独监禁

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