solitude
noun
Synonyms
- aloneness
- insulation
- isolation
- privacy
- secludedness
- seclusion
- segregation
- separateness
- sequestration
- solitariness
Example Sentences
Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2022 Away from the most popular national parks—places like Yellowstone and Yosemite—there are vast tracts of public land, from mountains to shorelines, with plenty to offer and a bit of solitude. Brigid Mander, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 The bath is a place to relax, unwind, and enjoy a few minutes of solitude. Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2022 But rather than suffer despondency from bearing witness to humanity’s irreparable harm, my real-life reaction spurred by this rare taste of solitude, proved the opposite. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Taken one-by-one, the photographs capture strong, thoughtful young adults in moments of solitude. Melissa Hart, Longreads, 28 June 2022 The Serengeti has many selling points, but solitude is not among them. Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Proudly nonmonogamous, well-read and quite frankly, ripped, Noah’s solitude is a choice. Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 As interest in the 46er club grows, solitude is something that’s increasingly hard to find in the High Peaks. Cristin Steding, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2020 See More Word History
Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin solitudin-, solitudo, from solus
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
solitude
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solitude
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- privacy
- isolation
- loneliness
- aloneness
- seclusion
- solitariness
- segregation
- separateness
- insulation
- retirement
- sequestration
- internment
- secludedness
- lonesomeness
- confinement
- vacuum
- withdrawal
- quarantine
- incarceration
- ghettoization
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- companionship
- society
- fellowship
- company
- camaraderie
- comradeship
Synonym Chooser
The words isolation and seclusion are common synonyms of solitude. While all three words mean "the state of one who is alone," solitude may imply a condition of being apart from all human beings or of being cut off by wish or circumstances from one's usual associates.
The words isolation and solitude are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, isolation stresses detachment from others often involuntarily.
The words seclusion and solitude can be used in similar contexts, but seclusion suggests a shutting away or keeping apart from others often connoting deliberate withdrawal from the world or retirement to a quiet life.