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solitude

[ sol-i-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion:

    to enjoy one's solitude.

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  2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity:

    the solitude of the mountains.

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  3. a lonely, unfrequented place:

    a solitude in the mountains.

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solitude

/ ˈ²õÉ’±ôɪˌ³ÙÂá³ÜË»å /

noun

  1. the state of being solitary or secluded
  2. poetic.
    a solitary place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ´Ç±ô¾±Ëˆ³Ù³Ü»å¾±²Ô´Ç³Ü²õ, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ´Ç±ô·¾±Â·³Ù³Ü·»å¾±Â·²Ô´Ç³Ü²õ [sol-i-, tood, -n-, uh, s, -, tyood, -], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of solitude1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ²õűô¾±³ÙÅ«»åÅ. See soli- 1, -tude
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of solitude1

C14: from Latin ²õűô¾±³ÙÅ«»åÅ, from ²õűô³Ü²õ alone, sole 1
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Synonym Study

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.
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Her Iris lets us see why, in our darkest times, the poles of forced solitude and togetherness can feel so unsatisfying, yet the right kind of aloneness can be the stuff of real healing.

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John’s halting efforts to march his ungainliness into a chaotic world mimic those of anyone who grew accustomed to ordered solitude or preferred it in the first place.

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Now 38, and happily engaged to tech entrepreneur Michael Polansky, Gaga admits that those years of solitude scared her.

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A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of backcountry slopes.

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Even on the most hectic days inside the boundaries of Mammoth Mountain, the untouched, unnamed slopes nearby offer precious silence and solitude.

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