solitude

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude, from Latin sōlitūdō. By surface analysis, sole +‎ -itude. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈsɔlɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/, /ˈsɔlɪˌtjʉwd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑlɪˌtud/ Hyphenation: sol‧i‧tude === Noun === solitude (countable and uncountable, plural solitudes) Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself. Synonyms: aloneness, seclusion; see also Thesaurus:solitude Antonym: intimacy A lonely or deserted place. Synonyms: back of beyond, (vulgar) bumfuck, corner, hermitage, hermitry, hidey-hole, seclusion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== loneliness === Further reading === solitude on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === outslide, slideout, toluides == French == === Etymology === From Old French solitude (13th c.), a borrowing from Latin sōlitūdō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔ.li.tyd/ === Noun === solitude f (plural solitudes) solitude loneliness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== solitaire seul === Further reading === “solitude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Noun === solitude oblique singular, f (nominative singular solitude) solitude ==== Descendants ==== → English: solitude French: solitude == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sōlitūdō, corresponding to sōlus (“alone”) + -tūdō. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: so‧li‧tu‧de === Noun === solitude f (plural solitudes) solitude Synonym: solidão ==== Related terms ==== só solidão solitário === Further reading === “solitude”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “solitude”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026