— 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 mountains.
3. a lonely, unfrequented place: a solitude in the mountains.
[ 1325-75; ME solitudo. See SOLI- 1 , -TUDE ]
Syn. 1. retirement, privacy. SOLITUDE, ISOLATION refer to a state of being or living alone. SOLITUDE emphasizes the quality of being or feeling lonely and deserted: to live in solitude. ISOLATION may mean merely a detachment and separation from others: to be put in isolation with an infectious disease. 2. loneliness. 3. desert, wilderness.