Solitude

Meaning

Solitude means the state of being alone, especially when someone chooses to be alone or finds peace in being away from other people.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɒl.ɪ.tjuːd/

Word Forms

• Noun: solitude
• Adjective: solitary
• Adverb: solitarily
• Related noun: isolation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• seek solitude — to deliberately look for a period of being alone.
• enjoy solitude — to find pleasure or peace in being alone.
• live in solitude — to live away from other people.
• a life of solitude — a way of life involving little or no social contact.
• peaceful solitude — a calm and undisturbed state of being alone.
• complete solitude — a state of being entirely alone.

Example Sentences

• She often seeks solitude when she needs time to think.
• He enjoyed the solitude of the countryside.
• The writer spent several weeks in solitude to finish her novel.
• For some people, solitude is a necessary part of creativity.
• After the crowded conference, he welcomed the solitude of his hotel room.

Literary Example

Example:

“I love solitude.”

— Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Here, solitude refers to the state of being alone and separated from ordinary social life. Thoreau presents solitude as something valuable rather than merely something negative.

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