solitude

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/ UK /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #10167

Meanings

1

noun
The state of being alone, often by choice and in a peaceful way.

She retreated to the mountains to enjoy a few weeks of solitude.
2

noun
A lonely or remote place.

The cabin stood in a vast solitude far from any road.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being alone,... aloneness seclusion

2 noun · a lonely or remote place. seclusion

More isolation loneliness lonenessoneheadoneshiponlinessonlyhoodsolitariness

Opposites

closeness intimacytogetherness

Word family

Forms solitudes

Derived forms solitudinalsolitudinarian

Related forms loneliness sole soliloquy solitarily solitarysolitudinoussolitudinouslysolo uniqueness

Etymology

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

solitude Middle English

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# solitude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
**Frequency rank:** 10167

## Meanings
1. The state of being alone, often by choice and in a peaceful way.
2. A lonely or remote place.

## Examples
- She retreated to the mountains to enjoy a few weeks of solitude.
- The cabin stood in a vast solitude far from any road.

## Synonyms
- aloneness
- isolation
- loneliness
- loneness
- onehead
- oneship
- onliness
- onlyhood
- seclusion
- solitariness

## Antonyms
- closeness
- intimacy
- togetherness

## Derived Forms
- solitudinal
- solitudinarian

## Related Forms
- loneliness
- sole
- soliloquy
- solitarily
- solitary
- solitudinous
- solitudinously
- solo
- uniqueness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: solitude
- Affix: -tude - state

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

## AI Etymology
Solitude is from Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude. By surface analysis, sole + -itude. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include solitude (Middle English). Current senses include the state of being alone, often by choice and in a peaceful way and a lonely or remote place. The wider family includes derived forms such as solitudinal and solitudinarian and related words such as loneliness, sole, soliloquy, solitarily, and solitary.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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