n. 1. The state or quality of being alone or remote from others: Composers need solitude to work. 2. a. The state of being secluded or uninhabited: sought out the solitude of the forest. b. A secluded or uninhabited place: "Beyond his bleak sky-line there stretched vast solitudes" (Jack London). [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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