solitude
noun
sol·i·tude
ˈsä-lə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
1
: the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
2
: a lonely place (such as a desert)
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She wished to work on her novel in solitude.
He enjoyed the peace and solitude of the woods.
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But there’s also noble resilience in its depiction of solitude, a strange kind of comfort in its rapturous melancholy and companionship in the voices of the dead.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
On The Water Apart from that sense of solitude, a major part of the appeal is clearly the location: on a peninsula with one side fronting the calm, pure turquoise water of the Caicos Bank; the other side, the rolling waves of the Atlantic in varying shades of blue.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In the nearer term, Millet will continue his ongoing nonfiction work exploring themes of solitude in remote locations.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Venus merging with Saturn shows you the value of solitude.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
On The Water Apart from that sense of solitude, a major part of the appeal is clearly the location: on a peninsula with one side fronting the calm, pure turquoise water of the Caicos Bank; the other side, the rolling waves of the Atlantic in varying shades of blue.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In the nearer term, Millet will continue his ongoing nonfiction work exploring themes of solitude in remote locations.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Venus merging with Saturn shows you the value of solitude.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Solitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solitude. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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solitude
noun
sol·i·tude
ˈsäl-ə-ˌt(y)üd
1
: the quality or state of being alone or far-off from society : seclusion, loneliness
2
: a lonely place (as a desert)
Etymology
Middle English solitude "the state of being alone," from early French solitude (same meaning), from Latin solitudin-, solitudo (same meaning), from solus "alone" — related to desolate, sole entry 4, solo
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