solitude
part of speech
noun (solitude — usually uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Solitude is being alone, usually in a quiet, peaceful way that you have chosen. tree →
2) Solitude can also mean a lonely, empty place where few people go (formal, in stories and poems). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is one of the pairs of opposites tied to the double letters, as in fertility and desolation. Interpretation: Each double letter is read as holding both a good and a bad outcome, like a power that can be used well or badly. In the primary lessons: In stories it describes a character who likes or suffers being alone: a hermit, a lighthouse keeper, a person lost in the woods. In everyday life it means quiet time to think, read or rest. Phrases: in solitude, peace and solitude, enjoy solitude.
examples
- They are called Double, because each letter presents a contrast or permutation; thus Life and Death; Peace and War (Evil); Wisdom and Folly; Riches and Poverty; Grace and Indignation; Fertility and Solitude (Desolation); Power and Servitude. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- After the busy party, Ella enjoyed an hour of solitude in her room. tree →
- The old lighthouse keeper lived in solitude on the rock. tree →
- Some people find solitude peaceful, others find it lonely. tree →
- He walked in the woods for peace and solitude. tree →
- Cats often seem to like their solitude. tree →
- She wrote her poems in solitude by the lake. tree →
- The prince walked on in solitude till he reached the city. tree →
note
Solitude is not the same as loneliness: solitude is being alone (often by choice and pleasant); loneliness is feeling sad because you have no one. It is uncountable: «a lot of solitude», not «solitudes» (except in poems).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «solitude» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.