solitude
noun
[ ˈsɒlɪtjuːd ]
• the state or situation of being alone.
• "she savoured her few hours of freedom and solitude"
Similar:
loneliness,
solitariness,
remoteness,
isolation,
seclusion,
retirement,
withdrawal,
purdah,
privacy,
privateness,
peace,
peace and quiet,
desolation,
lonesomeness,
sequestration,
reclusion,
• a lonely or uninhabited place.
• "the battle to preserve beloved solitudes flared up all over the country"
Similar:
wilderness,
undisturbed area,
unspoiled area,
rural area,
wilds,
backwoods,
the back of beyond,
desert,
emptiness,
wasteland,
no-man's-land,
the bush,
the outback,
backcountry,
the backveld,
the sticks,
the middle of nowhere,
the boondocks,
hicksville,
retirement,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin solitudo, from solus ‘alone’.
