solitude

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/

Noun

solitude

1. Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.

   Synonyms: aloneness

   Antonyms: intimacy

2. A lonely or deserted place.
   • 1813, Lord Byron, Bride of Abydos, Canto 2, stanza 20:

     Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease!
     He makes a solitude, and calls it — peace.

Related terms

• sole
• solo
• soliloquy
• solitary
• solitudinous
• solitudinously

Translations

• French: solitude
• German: Einsamkeit, Alleinsein
• Italian: solitudine
• Portuguese: solidão
• Russian: одиночество
• Spanish: soledad, solitud

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