Solitude

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state or quality of being alone or remote from others.
  • n. A lonely or secluded place.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.
  • n. A lonely or deserted place.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.
  • n. Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; -- said of places.
  • n. solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state of being alone; a lonely life; loneliness.
  • n. Remoteness from society; lack or utter want of companionship: applied to place: as, the solitude of a wood or a valley.
  • n. A lonely, secluded, or unfrequented place; a desert.
  • n. Synonyms Solitude, Retirement, Seclusion, Loneliness, Lonesomeness. Solitude is the condition of being absolutely alone, whether or not one has been with others, or desires to escape from them: as, the solitude of the Sphinx. Retirement is comparative solitude, produced by retiring, voluntarily or otherwise, from contact which one has had with others. Seclusion is stronger than retirement, implying the shutting out of others from access: after the Restoration Milton for safety's sake kept himself in retirement; indeed, except to a few trusted friends, he was in complete seclusion. Loneliness expresses the uncomfortable feelings, the longing for society, of one who is alone. Lonesomeness may be a lighter kind of loneliness, especially a feeling less spiritual than physical, growing out of the animal instinct for society and the desire of protection, the consciousness of being alone: as, the lonesomeness of a walk through a cemetery at night. Lonesomeness, more often than loneliness, may express the impression made upon the observer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a state of social isolation
  • n. a solitary place
  • n. the state or situation of being alone
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    isolation    topographic point    place    spot   
    Cross Reference
    loneliness   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    loneness    retirement    syn    soitariness    loneliness    retiredness    recluseness    seclusion    desert    aloneness   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    loneliness    stillness    desolation    seclusion    gloom    repose    isolation    sadness    poverty    peace