solitude

Etymology

From Old French solitude

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/
• Hyphenation: sol‧i‧tude

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Noun

solitude (countable and uncountable, plural solitudes)

1. Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.
2. A lonely or deserted place.
   • 1813, Lord Byron, Bride of Abydos, Canto 2, stanza 20:

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

Anagrams

• outslide, slideout, toluides

Etymology

From Latin solitudo, corresponding to solus (“alone”) + -tudo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.li.tyd/

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Noun

solitude f (plural solitudes)

1. solitude

Further reading

• “solitude” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

solitude f (nominative singular solitude)

1. solitude