noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈsɔlɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/
British, Southern, Standard:/ˈsɔlɪˌtjʉwd/
General-American:/ˈsɑlɪˌtud/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aloneness, seclusion
Antonyms: intimacy
2
noun
Meaning 2
A lonely or deserted place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: back of beyond, bumfuck, corner, hermitage, hermitry, hidey-hole, seclusion
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a solitary place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: topographic point, place, spot
4
noun
Meaning 4
the state or situation of being alone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: isolation
5
noun
Meaning 5
a state of social isolation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purdah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: isolation
History
Etymology
From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude, from Latin sōlitūdō. By surface analysis, sole + -itude.
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Amharic:
ብቸኛነት
(bəčäñanät)
— state of being alone
Arabic:
عُزْلَة
(ʕuzla)
— state of being alone
Aromanian:
singurami
— state of being alone
Aromanian:
singurãtati
— state of being alone
Aromanian:
singureatsã
— state of being alone
Azerbaijani:
yalqızlıq
— state of being alone
Azerbaijani:
təklik
— state of being alone
Bashkir:
яңғыҙлыҡ
(yañğıźlıq)
— state of being alone
Bulgarian:
Самота
(Samota)
— state of being alone
Catalan:
solitud
— state of being alone
Chinese Mandarin:
孤寂
(gūjì)
— state of being alone
Chinese Mandarin:
孤獨 /孤独
(gūdú)
— state of being alone
Chinese Mandarin:
孑然
(jiérán)
— state of being alone
Chinese Mandarin:
自處 /自处
(zìchù)
— state of being alone
Czech:
samota
— state of being alone
Danish:
ensomhed
— state of being alone
Dutch:
eenzaamheid
— state of being alone
Esperanto:
soleco
— state of being alone
Estonian:
üksindus
— state of being alone
Faroese:
einsemi
— state of being alone
Finnish:
yksinäisyys
— state of being alone
French:
solitude
— state of being alone
German:
Einsamkeit
— state of being alone
German:
Alleinsein
— state of being alone
Greek:
μοναξιά
(monaxiá)
— state of being alone
Ancient Greek:
ἐρημία
(erēmía)
— state of being alone
Hebrew:
בדידות
(bedidut)
— state of being alone
Hungarian:
magány
— state of being alone
Icelandic:
einsemd
— state of being alone
Indonesian:
kesepian
— state of being alone
Irish:
aonarachas
— state of being alone
Irish:
aonaracht
— state of being alone
Italian:
solitudine
— state of being alone
Japanese:
孤独
(kodoku)
— state of being alone
Kazakh:
жалғыздық
(jalğyzdyq)
— state of being alone
Kazakh:
жалқылық
(jalqylyq)
— state of being alone
Khmer:
វិវេកភាព
(viveikphiəp)
— state of being alone
Khmer:
ភាពឯកោ
(phéapʼékaô)
— state of being alone
Korean:
고독
(godok)
— state of being alone
Kyrgyz:
жалгыздык
(jalgızdık)
— state of being alone
Latin:
solitudo
— state of being alone
Latin:
solitās
— state of being alone
Latvian:
vienatne
— state of being alone
Latvian:
vienatnība
— state of being alone
Lithuanian:
vienatvė
— state of being alone
Macedonian:
самотија
(samotija)
— state of being alone
Malayalam:
ഏകാന്തത
(ēkāntata)
— state of being alone
Old English:
ānād
— state of being alone
Polish:
odosobnienie
— state of being alone
Polish:
samotność
— state of being alone
Portuguese:
solidão
— state of being alone
Portuguese:
solitude
— state of being alone
Romanian:
singurătate
— state of being alone
Romanian:
solitudine
— state of being alone
Russian:
одиночество
(odinočestvo)
— state of being alone
Russian:
уединение
(ujedinenije)
— state of being alone
Sanskrit:
रहस्
(rahas)
— state of being alone
Serbo-Croatian:
osama
— state of being alone
Slovak:
samota
— state of being alone
Slovene:
samota
— state of being alone
Spanish:
soledad
— state of being alone
Spanish:
solitud
— state of being alone
Swedish:
ensamhet
— state of being alone
Tagalog:
pag-iisa
— state of being alone
Tatar:
yalğızlıq
— state of being alone
Telugu:
ఏకాంతము
(ēkāntamu)
— state of being alone
Thai:
ความโดดเดี่ยว
— state of being alone
Tibetan:
དབེན་པ
(dben pa)
— state of being alone
Turkish:
yalnızlık
— state of being alone
Ottoman Turkish:
یالڭزلك
(yalñızlık)
— state of being alone
Turkmen:
ýalnyzlyk
— state of being alone
Ukrainian:
самотність
(samotnistʹ)
— state of being alone
Uzbek:
yolg‘izlik
— state of being alone
Vietnamese:
sự cô độc
— state of being alone
Welsh:
unigedd
— state of being alone
Yakut:
соҕотохсуйуу
(soğotoqsuyuu)
— state of being alone
