solitudenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsɒl.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈsɑː.lə.tuːd/C1 the situation of being alone without other people:
a life of solitude
After months of solitude at sea it felt strange to be in company.
It provides one with a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Alone
- abandon
- apart
- be in a minority of one idiom
- castaway
- deserted
- herself
- himself
- like a shag on a rock idiom
- lone wolf
- lonely
- loner
- lonesome
- shag
- shut
- shut yourself away
- sole
- solely
- solo
- stag
- themselves
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