English-Thai Dictionary

solitude

N การ อยู่ โดดเดี่ยว  การ อยู่ ลำพัง  isolation privacy withdrawal kan-yu-dod-diao

 

solitude

N การ อยู่ โดดเดี่ยว  การ อยู่ ลำพัง  isolation seclusion kan-yu-dod-diao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOLITUDE

n.[L. solitudo; from solus, alone. ] 1. Loneliness; a state of being alone; a lonely life. Whoever is delighted with solitude, is either a wild beast or a god.
2. Loneliness; remote ness from society; as the solitude of a wood or a valley; the solitude of the country. The solitude of his little parish is become matter of great comfort to him.
3. A lonely place; a desert. In these deep solitudes and awful cells, where heavenly-pensive contemplation dwells.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLITUDE

Sol "i *tude, n. Etym: [F., from L. solitudo, solus alone. See Sole, a.]

 

1. state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness. Whosoever is delighted with solitude is either a wild beast or a god. Bacon. O Solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face Cowper.

 

2. Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; -- said of places; as, the solitude of a wood. The solitude of his little parish is become matter of great comfort to him. Law.

 

3. solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness. In these deep solitudes and awful cells Where heavenly pensive contemplation dwells. Pope.

 

Syn. Loneliness; soitariness; loneness; retiredness; recluseness. -- Solitude, Retirement, Seclusion, Loneliness. Retirement is a withdrawal from general society, implying that a person has been engaged in its scenes. Solitude describes the fact that a person is alone; seclusion, that he is shut out from others, usually by his own choice; loneliness, that he feels the pain and oppression of being alone. Hence, retirement is opposed to a gay, active, or public life; solitude, to society; seclusion, to freedom of access on the part of others; and loneliness, enjoyment of that society which the heart demands. O blest retirement, friend to life's decline. Goldsmith. Such only can enjoy the country who are capable of thinking when they are there; then they are prepared for solitude; and in that [the country ] solitude is prepared for them. Dryden. It is a place of seclusion from the external world. Bp. Horsley. These evils... seem likely to reduce it [a city ] ere long to the loneliness and the insignificance of a village. Eustace.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

solitude

sol i tude |ˈsäləˌt (y )o͞od ˈsɑləˌt (j )ud | ▶noun the state or situation of being alone: she savored her few hours of freedom and solitude. • a lonely or uninhabited place. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

solitude

soli |tude |ˈsɒlɪtjuːd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the state or situation of being alone: she savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude. 2 a lonely or uninhabited place. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

solitude

solitude noun 1 she savored her solitude: loneliness, solitariness, isolation, seclusion, sequestration, withdrawal, privacy, peace. 2 (solitudes ) solitudes in the north of the state: wilderness, rural area, wilds, backwoods; desert, emptiness, wasteland; the bush, backcountry; informal the sticks, the boondocks. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD solitude, alienation, desolation, disaffection, estrangement, lonesomeness, solitude Loneliness, which refers to a lack of companionship and is often associated with unhappiness, should not be confused with solitude, which is the state of being alone or cut off from all human contact (the solitude of the lighthouse keeper ). You can be in the midst of a crowd of people and still experience loneliness, but not solitude, since you are not physically alone. Similarly, if you enjoy being alone, you can have solitude without loneliness. Lonesomeness is more intense than loneliness, suggesting the downheartedness you may experience when a loved one is absent (she experienced lonesomeness following the death of her dog ). Desolation is more intense still, referring to a state of being utterly alone or forsaken (the widow's desolation ). Desolation can also indicate a state of ruin or barrenness (the desolation of the volcanic islands ). Alienation, disaffection, and estrangement have less to do with being or feeling alone and more to do with emotions that change over time. Alienation is a word that suggests a feeling of unrelatedness, especially a feeling of distance from your social or intellectual environment (alienation from society ). Disaffection suggests that you now feel indifference or even distaste toward someone of you were once fond of (a wife's growing disaffection for her husband ), while estrangement is a voluntary disaffection that can result in complete separation and strong feelings of dislike or hatred (a daughter's estrangement from her parents ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

solitude

solitude noun 1 she savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude: loneliness, solitariness, remoteness, isolation, seclusion, retirement, withdrawal, purdah, privacy, privateness, peace, peace and quiet, desolation; N. Amer. lonesomeness; rare sequestration, reclusion. ANTONYMS company. 2 solitudes like the area around the loch are becoming more and more precious: wilderness, undisturbed area, unspoilt area, rural area, wilds, backwoods, the back of beyond; desert, emptiness, wasteland, no-man's-land; in Australia the bush, the outback; N. Amer. & Austral. /NZ backcountry; S. African the backveld; informal the sticks, the middle of nowhere; N. Amer. informal the boondocks; archaic retirement. WORD LINKS solitude eremophobia fear of solitude Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Solitude

So li tude Substantiv, feminin , die Solitüde |zoliˈtyːd |französisch solitude < lateinisch solitudo = Einsamkeit, zu: solus, solo Name von Schlössern das Lustschloss Solitude

 

Solitüde

So li tü de Substantiv, feminin , die Solitude |Solit ü de |französisch solitude < lateinisch solitudo = Einsamkeit, zu: solus, solo Name von Schlössern

 

French Dictionary

solitude

solitude n. f. nom féminin État temporaire ou durable d ’une personne seule. : Cette personne souffre de la solitude. SYNONYME isolement .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

solitude

sol i tude /sɑ́lət j ùːd |sɔ́l -/名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 U 孤独 , ひとりきりでいること , 独居 ; 寂しさ ; 人里離れていること ; ひとりの時間 (!特に孤独を楽しむことやひとりでいることの居心地良さを含意する ) ▸ John enjoyed his solitude .ジョンは自分のひとりの時間を楽しんだ ▸ live in solitude ひとりで住む ▸ a sense of solitude 孤独感 2 C 寂しい場所 , 僻 （へき ）地 .