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Definition of the noun solitude

What does solitude mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: solitudes

1. a state of social isolation
   • lexical domain: States - nouns denoting stable states of affairs
   • synonym of solitude: purdah
   • more generic word: isolation = a state of separation between persons or groups
2. the state or situation of being alone
   • lexical domain: States - nouns denoting stable states of affairs
   • more generic word: isolation = a state of separation between persons or groups
3. a solitary place
   • lexical domain: Locations - nouns denoting spatial position
   • more generic terms: place / spot / topographic point = a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Alternative definition of the noun solitude

noun

1. Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.
   • synonym: aloneness
2. A lonely or deserted place.

Place

Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Cliftonville.

• also known as Solitude, Belfast
• part of Belfast

There are other places with Solitude in their name, like Castle Solitude.

Group

Solitude is a metalcore band hailing from Värnamo, Sweden. Formed in 2006 by Dennis Warelius, William Turner and Patrik Larsson. The band has released two EPs in the past, both of them were recorded in Fredrik Nordströms legendary Studio Fredman, produced by well-known heavy metal producer Henrik Udd, who has worked with previous bands such as Dark Tranquility, The Haunted, Dimmu Borgir, Bring Me The Horizon etc. Their latest EP was named The Revival and was self-released in April, 2009.

• genres: Hardcore punk, Heavy metal, Metalcore, Post-hardcore
• official website: www.solitude-online.com

There are other groups with Solitude in their name, like In Solitude, Eye of Solitude and Solitude Aeturnus.

Film

"Solitude" a.k.a. "Lonesome" is a 1928 film directed by Paul Fejös.

• country: United States of America
• language: English Language
• director: Paul Fejos
• producers: Oskar Schubert-Stevens, Carl Laemmle, Jr., Carl Laemmle
• art direction by Charles D. Hall
• written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. & Tom Reed
• based on a story by Mann Page
• starring:
  • Barbara Kent as Mary
  • Glenn Tryon as Jim
  • Fay Holderness
  • Gusztáv Pártos
  • Eddie Phillips
  • Andy Devine
• cinematography by Gilbert Warrenton
• edited by Frank Atkinson
• genres: Romance Film, Silent film, Comedy, Drama
• released on 20 June 1928 (86 years ago)

Miscellanea

1. Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships, deliberate choice, infectious disease, mental disorders, neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation.
2. Solitude is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, best remembered for its opening lines, "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone.

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Solitude

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The Sign of Jonas (2002)

by Thomas Merton

True solitude is a participation in the solitariness of God—Who is in all things.

For us solitude means withdrawal from an artificial and fictional level of being which men, divided by original sin, have fabricated in order to keep peace with ...

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources (1893)

Including Phrases, Mottoes, Maxims, Proverbs, Definitions, Aphorisms, and Sayings of the Wise Men, in Their Bearing on Life, Literature, Speculation, Science, Art, Religion, and Morals, Especially in the Modern Aspects of Them, by Rev. James Wood

Solitude is a good school, but the world is the best theatre ; the institution is best there, but the practice here ; the wilderness hath the advantage of...

Thomas Merton's American Prophecy (1998)

by Robert Inchausti

True solitude is a participation in the solitariness of God — Who is in all things.

For us solitude means withdrawal from an artificial and fictional level of being which men, divided by original sin, have fabricated in order to keep peace with ...

In Plain Sight (2013)

Searching for a More Excellent Way by R Curtis Royal, Dr, PhD

Solitude is a place for desire. Most of us are very good at sitting with longing and desire—our own or someone else's. It feels tender; It feels vulnerable; it feels out of control; it is a place where one human being cannot fix or fill another, nor can ...

The Christian Science Journal (1912)

Solitude is a grand word, signifying richness and depth of individual thought which leads into the supersensible realm of...

Solitude is the door which is forever closed upon material sense, but opened wide to those mental channels through ...

Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1936-1960 (1966)

by Grace C. Keroher

Solitude Granite1 Upper Cretaceous ...

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Geralyn Russell shares her definition of Solitude

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Geralyn Russell, yoga & meditation instructor, of Solitude Retreats shares some of her wisdom and thoughts about what solitude is and how it can change your ...

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Quotes about Solitude

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Scrabble value of S₁O₁L₁I₁T₁U₁D₂E₁

The value of this 8-letter word is 9 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

Anagrams of SOLITUDE

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• DELITOUS
• OUTSLIDE
• TOLUIDES

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