solitude

Definitions


[ˈsɒlɪtjuːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state or situation of being alone
(e.g: she savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude)

- a lonely or uninhabited place
(e.g: the battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone’




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