SOLITARINESS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

solitariness

noun

Definition of solitariness

as in solitude

the state of being alone or kept apart from others it was the overwhelming solitariness of his existence that caused the marooned sailor to go mad

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Noun

Rilke writes about solitude, love, patience and learning to live with uncertainty.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
Such arrangements are quite normal in this part of Patagonia, where gauchos often live in solitude until a very old age.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of solitude

Noun

As for privacy, Mayer said users can grant Dazzle full, partial, or no access to their photos and images that are sensitive are immediately discarded.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
California is among the states that successfully sued, in part by arguing that turning over the data would violate state privacy laws.

— SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of privacy

Noun

Grid current passes through silicon carbide transistors that switch at high frequency before sending it through a small conventional transformer, preserving the essential electrical isolation between the grid and everything downstream.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
The receiving device checks every instruction against what the sender is actually permitted to do, building on network isolation and device identity rather than replacing them.

— Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of isolation

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solitarily

solitariness

solitary

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