English → Latin
“solitude” in Latin
sōlitūdōAn instance of being alone; loneliness, solitariness, solitude, privacy; A lonely place; desert, wilderness; A state of orbitaa track or rut made in the ground by a wheel; an impression or mark resembling a rut; the path of a heavenly body, orbitviduitāswidowhood; bereavementviduusdestitute, deprived; widowed, bereaveddēserōto leave, depart, desert, quit; to forsake, abandon, give up; to let downfrequēnscrowded, crammed, packed; filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous; frequent, repeated
The English word solitude itself goes back to Latin sōlus, through sōlitūdō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solitude
solitudo (state and place): orbitas (loss of children): viduitas (widowhood): solitudo liberorum, viduarum (the condition of orphans or widows): locus solus or desertus (a solitary place; opposed to locus celeber or frequens); locus ab arbitris remotus (private and retired): to live in solitude [Vid: “to lead a SOLITARY life”]: to retire into solitude, se conferre or se recipere in solitudinem; vitam solitudini mandare (general term); a publicis negotiis se removere; de foro decedere; se ab omni parte reipublicae subtrahere (to retire from political life): to seek solitude, solitudines captare: to wander about in solitude, full of deep sorrow, in locis solis maestum errare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solitude?
- The usual Latin words for “solitude” are sōlitūdō, orbita, viduitās; also viduus, dēserō, frequēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.