Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: solitude
IPA transcription: [s'ɑlət,ud]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: solitude, purdah
    Meaning: a state of social isolation
Usage examples
  • There is no danger in solitude.
  • The solitude seemed absolutely virgin.
  • In those weeks of solitude the feeling had matured.
  • And we have heard of the corruption to be found in solitude.
  • Profound solitude reigned over this gathering place of pearl fishermen.
  • I went into the kitchen; I went into the upper rooms. Solitude everywhere.
  • Has not my long life of solitude within these walls sufficiently proved this?
  • The early hour was responsible for the bright solitude which marked the place.
  • Its deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse.
  • They had seen no one, near or distant, for a long time; and the solitude remained unbroken.