sol·i·tude

[sol-i-tood, -tyood]
noun
1.
the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
2.
remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the mountains.
3.
a lonely, unfrequented place: a solitude in the mountains.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French < Latin sōlitūdō. See soli-1, -tude

sol·i·tu·di·nous [sol-i-tood-n-uhs, -tyood-] , adjective


1. 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. loneliness. 3. desert, wilderness.
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solitude (ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the state of being solitary or secluded
2.  poetic a solitary place
 
[C14: from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus alone, sole1]
 
soli'tudinous
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

solitude
late 14c., from O.Fr. solitude "loneliness," from L. solitudinem (nom. solitudo) "loneliness," from solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). "Not in common use in English until the 17th c." [OED]
"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; ... if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free." [Schopenhauer, "The World as Will and Idea," 1818]
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Example sentences
His solitude did not help his case as he tried to raise funds.
What you certainly don't have time to do is experience solitude.
When they have made the world a solitude they call it peace.
Living alone means freedom to come and go and space and solitude to recharge.
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