solitude — English Dictionary

Noun

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

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   alonenessseclusion

   Antonyms

   intimacy

   Examples

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   Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

   Cranks like Rousseau made solitude glamorous, but sensible people agreed that it was really terrible.

   As much as I definitely enjoy solitude / I wouldn't mind perhaps / Spending little time with you

2. A lonely or deserted place.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   back of beyondcornerhermitagehermitryhidey-holeseclusion

   Examples

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

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   [S]uch an one […] recalls as a vision of Paradise the land he has learnt to love; he exaggerates the insalubrity of a northern climate; he bewails the wretched formality of our civilised life, and so, back to the distant solitudes flies his recollection like a dove to the wilderness.

Noun

1. a state of social isolation

   Synonyms

   purdah

   Broader terms

   isolation

2. the state or situation of being alone

   Broader terms

   isolation

3. a solitary place

   Broader terms

   topographic pointplacespot