Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being solitary or alone; loneliness: The condition of having little or no company; seclusion.
   • A disposition toward being alone; a preference for solitude: An inherent or chosen tendency to seek isolation from others.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The solitariness of the remote mountain cabin was both peaceful and daunting.
  • His lifelong solitariness made it difficult for him to adjust to the bustling city.
  • She cherished the solitariness of her early morning walks.

Advanced Usage

• "The solitariness of power": A phrase describing the inherent isolation experienced by those in positions of great authority or leadership.
  • The biography explored the profound solitariness of power that the president felt.
• "A chosen solitariness": Emphasizes solitude as a voluntary, often positive, state rather than an imposed loneliness.
  • The artist's chosen solitariness was essential for her creative process.

Variants and Related Words

• Solitary (adj): Being, living, or going alone; without companions. (e.g., )
• Solitude (n): The state or situation of being alone. Often used interchangeably with , but can carry a more positive connotation of peaceful aloneness.
• Aloneness (n): The fact of being by oneself. A more neutral synonym.
• Reclusiveness (n): The quality of avoiding the company of other people; hermit-like behavior.

Synonyms

• Loneliness: Sadness because one has no friends or company. (Note: often implies emotional distress, while can be neutral or descriptive.)
• Isolation: The process or fact of isolating or being isolated; physical separation.
• Seclusion: The state of being private and away from other people.

Related Phrases

• In solitariness: While alone; in a state of solitude.
  • He did his best thinking in solitariness.
• A sense of solitariness: A feeling of being alone.
  • Despite the crowd, a deep sense of solitariness washed over her.

Related Idioms

• To be a law unto oneself: To be independent and not follow the usual rules or conventions. This can be a behavioral result of solitariness.
  • The old inventor, in his solitariness, had become a law unto himself.

Noun

1. a disposition toward being alone
2. the state of being alone in solitary isolation