solitude

«solitude» in Mova's school dictionary: being alone, usually in a quiet, peaceful way that you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

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 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

• 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.