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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sol•i•tude /ˈsɑlɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the state of being or living alone;
seclusion:She enjoyed some solitude after a busy day at work. - remoteness from habitations:He enjoyed the solitude of the woods.
See -sole-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sol•i•tude (sol′i to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin sōlitūdō. See soli-1, -tude
- Middle French
- Middle English 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loneliness.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged desert, wilderness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: solitude /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ n - the state of being solitary or secluded
- poetic a solitary place
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus alone, sole1ˌsoliˈtudinous adj |