solitude

Phonetic Respelling: [ sol-i-tood, -tyood ]

Definition:

n. the condition of living or being by oneself; remoteness from habitations as of a place; absence of human activity

Sentence:

The hermit lived in solitude in the mountains until she died.

More example sentences:

The hermit lived in solitude in the mountains until she died.

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The stylite was devoted to a life of solitude.

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The quiet man went to seek solitude in his hermitage.

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Synonyms:

aloneness;hermit; confinement; desert; detachment

Antonyms:

companionship; friendship; togetherness