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Solitude vs Seclusion - What's the difference?

solitude | seclusion |

Seclusion is a synonym of solitude.



As nouns the difference between solitude and seclusion

is that solitude is aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself while seclusion is the act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.

solitude

English

Noun

(wikipedia solitude)
  • Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself.
  • A lonely or deserted place.
  • * 1813 , , Canto 2, stanza 20:
    • Mark where his carnage and his conquests cease!
    He makes a solitude , and calls it — peace.

    Synonyms

    * aloneness

    Antonyms

    * intimacy

    Derived terms

    * two solitudes

    Related terms

    * sole * solo * soliloquy * solitary * solitudinous * solitudinously

    See also

    * loneliness ----

    seclusion

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia seclusion) (en noun)
  • the act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart
  • the state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.
  • retirement
  • privacy
  • solitude
  • a secluded, isolated or private place
  • mature phase of the extratropical cyclone lifecycle
    • warm seclusion

    Related terms

    * seclude * secluse * secluseness * seclusionist * seclusive

    References

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