solitude

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A lonely or deserted place.

Opposite of
intimacy
Synonyms

loneliness
C1
isolation
C1
seclusion
27k
aloneness
privacy
B2
separation
C1
desolation
29k
solitariness
singleness
remoteness
retirement
C1
retreat
B2
lonesomeness

solitary life

forlornness

secluded place

quiet
A2
purdah

solitary place

alone
A1

izolation

desert
B1
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deserted
C1
desolate
C2
friendlessness
lonely
B1
oneness
45k
reclusion
resemblance
C2
secrecy
C1
segregation
22k
single life
solitary
C1
unity
C1
wilderness
C1
withdrawal
C2

remote place

insulation
23k
Translations

solitude
soledad
Einsamkeit
solitudine
solidão

μοναξιά

solitudo
solitud
eenzaamheid
Einöde
yalnızlık

solitas

isolamento
Alleinsein
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
solitude
In summary

From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude. By surface analysis, sole + -itude.

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