solitude

sol·i·tude

S0550600 (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.]

solitude

(ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd) n1. the state of being solitary or secluded2. poetic a solitary place[C14: from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus alone, sole¹] ˌsoliˈtudinous adj

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	solitude - a state of social isolation purdahisolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
	2.	solitude - the state or situation of being aloneisolation - 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"

solitude

noun1. 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 solitudesRelated words
like automania
fear eremophobiaQuotations
"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]

solitude

nounThe quality or state of being alone:aloneness, isolation, loneliness, singleness, solitariness.

Translations

独居

solitary

(ˈsolitəri) adjective1. alone; without companions. a solitary traveller. 單獨的，獨自的 单独的，独自的 2. living or being alone, by habit or preference. She was a solitary person. 獨居的 独居的3. single. not a solitary example. 獨一的 独一的ˈsolitude (-tjuːd) noun the state of being alone. He likes solitude; He lives in solitude. 獨居 独居solitary confinement imprisonment in a cell by oneself. He was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement. 單獨監禁 单独监禁