solitude
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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).
[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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Noun | 1. | solitude - a state of social isolation 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
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]
"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
nounThe quality or state of being alone:
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Translations
عُزْلَه
samota
ensomhed
yksinäisyys
egyedüllétmagány
kesepian
einsemdeinvera
singurătate
samota
samota
ensamhet
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solitude
n → Einsamkeit f; (of place also) → Abgelegenheit f
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solitary
(ˈsolitəri) adjective1. alone; without companions. a solitary traveller.
2. living or being alone, by habit or preference. She was a solitary person.
3. single. not a solitary example.
ˈsolitude (-tjuːd) noun the state of being alone. He likes solitude; He lives in solitude.
solitary confinement imprisonment in a cell by oneself. He was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement.
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