solitude

noun
/ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/UK/ˈsɑlɪˌtud/US

Etymology

From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude. By surface analysis, sole + -itude.

  1. derived from solitude
  2. inherited from solitude

Definitions

  1. Aloneness

    Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.

    • Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand of Moses on the Bough Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.
    • Cranks like Rousseau made solitude glamorous, but sensible people agreed that it was really terrible.
    • As much as I definitely enjoy solitude / I wouldn't mind perhaps / Spending little time with you
  2. A lonely or deserted place.

    • Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease! He makes a solitude, and calls it — peace.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at solitude. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01solitude02alone03solitary04anchorite05seclusion06secluded07seclude

A definitional loop anchored at solitude. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at solitude

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA