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   solitude

   /ˈsɒlɪtjuːd/

   noun

   • 1. the state or situation of being alone: "she savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude" Similar lonelinesssolitarinessremotenessisolationseclusionretirementwithdrawalpurdahprivacyprivatenesspeacepeace and quietdesolationlonesomenessrare:sequestrationreclusionOpposite company
   • 2. a lonely or uninhabited place: "the battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country" Similar wildernessundisturbed areaunspoiled arearural areawildsbackwoodsthe back of beyonddesertemptinesswastelandno-man's-landthe bushthe outbackbackcountrythe backveldinformal:the sticksthe middle of nowherethe boondockshicksvillearchaic:retirement

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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