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solitude

/ˈsɑlɪˌtud/

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What does solitude mean?

noun

  1. Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
  2. A lonely or deserted place.

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/ˈsɑlɪˌtud/

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We waited in a silent solitude enclosed by our circles of wire, and by a circle of heavy smoke outside of these.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
The writer looks back with interest upon the hours of solitude which he spent in this lonely ship with his small library.
Robert Louis StevensonRecords of a Family of EngineersProject Gutenberg ebook #280
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At this period of his life, as was customary with the best young men, he spent much time in prayer and solitude.
Charles A. EastmanIndian Heroes and Great ChieftainsProject Gutenberg ebook #336
In silence and solitude he lay there painting those marvellous frescoes of the story of the Creation to the time of Noah.
Amy SteedmanKnights of Art: Stories of the Italian PaintersProject Gutenberg ebook #529
The mere solitude would, of itself, erelong force him away, since there was no staying to guard empty houses and naked walls.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674