solitude
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solitude
- /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ UK
- /ˈsɔlɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈsɔlɪˌtjʉwd/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude, from Latin sōlitūdō. By surface analysis, sole + -itude.
noun solitudes
- Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself. Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.
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A lonely or deserted place.
Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease!
He makes a solitude, and calls it — peace.
Similar: back of beyond, bumfuck, corner, hermitage, hermitry, hidey-hole, seclusion
Similar: aloneness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship, onlyhood, onliness, seclusion, solitariness, solitude · Opposite: closeness, intimacy, togetherness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aloneness, lonesomeness, loneliness, purdah, alone, lonely, solitary, sole, isolation, privacy, seclusion, remoteness, detachment, insularity, apartness, solitariness
noun
Similar: aloneness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, onehead, oneship, onlyhood, onliness, seclusion, solitariness, solitude · Opposite: closeness, intimacy, togetherness
Translations
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noun state of being alone
| Español | soledad, solitud |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고독 godok |
| 日本語 | 孤独 kodoku |
| 中文 | 孤寂 gūjì, 孤獨 /孤独 gūdú, 孑然 jiérán, 自處 /自处 zìchù |
| Português | solidão, solitude |
| Français | solitude |
| Deutsch | Einsamkeit, Alleinsein |
| Italiano | solitudine |
| Ελληνικά | μοναξιά monaxiá |
| Română | singurătate, solitudine |
| Русский | одиночество odinočestvo, уединение ujedinenije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự cô độc |
| العربية | عُزْلَة ʕuzla |
| עברית | בדידות bedidut |
Talk about this word "solitude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/solitude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. solitude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/solitude "solitude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/solitude.Cite this
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title = {solitude},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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