solitude

  • 21SOLITUDE — n. f. état d’une personne qui est seule, qui est retirée du commerce du monde. Vivre dans la solitude. Il aime la solitude. Troubler la solitude de quelqu’un. Supporter la solitude. Souffrir de la solitude. Charmer sa solitude par la lecture.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22solitude — noun 1) she savored her solitude Syn: loneliness, solitariness, isolation, seclusion, sequestration, withdrawal, privacy, peace 2) (solitudes) solitudes in the north of the state Syn …

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  • 23solitude — solitudinous /sol i toohd n euhs, tyoohd /, adj. /sol i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one s solitude. 2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the… …

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  • 24solitude — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, total ▪ quiet VERB + SOLITUDE ▪ seek ▪ find ▪ …

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  • 25solitude — n. 1) complete, utter solitude 2) in solitude (to live in complete solitude) * * * [ sɒlɪtjuːd] utter solitude complete in solitude (to live in complete solitude) …

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  • 26Solitüde — So|li|tü|de 〈f. 19〉 Einsamkeit (als Name von Schlössern) [<frz. solitude <lat. solitudo] * * * So|li|tude [zoli ty:d], So|li|tü|de [frz. solitude < lat. solitudo = Einsamkeit, zu: solus, ↑ solo]: Name von Schlössern: das Lustschloss S. * …

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  • 27solitude — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin solitudin , solitudo, from solus Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being alone or remote from society ; seclusion 2. a lonely place (as a desert)… …

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  • 28solitude — sol|i|tude [ˈsɔlıtju:d US ˈsa:lıtu:d] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin solitudo, from solus; SOLE1] when you are alone, especially when this is what you enjoy →↑loneliness in solitude ▪ Carl spent the morning in solitude. ▪ the …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29solitude — [[t]sɒ̱lɪtjuːd, AM tuːd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Solitude is the state of being alone, especially when this is peaceful and pleasant. He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began... Imagine long golden beaches where you can… …

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  • 30solitude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. seclusion, privacy, isolation; remoteness; loneliness; wilderness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. isolation, seclusion, retirement; see silence 1 . Syn. solitude refers to the state of one who is completely… …

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