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SOLITUDE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does solitude mean?

• SOLITUDE (noun)
The noun SOLITUDE has 3 senses:

1. a state of social isolation
2. a solitary place
3. a disposition toward being alone

Familiarity information: SOLITUDE used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SOLITUDE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A state of social isolation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

purdah; solitude

Hypernyms ("solitude" is a kind of...):

isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A solitary place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("solitude" is a kind of...):

place; spot; topographic point (a point located with respect to surface features of some region)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A disposition toward being alone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aloneness; lonesomeness; loneliness; solitude

Hypernyms ("solitude" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

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