solitudinous

solitudinous
Characterised by solitude

Jake had gone from the center of a teeming throng of people to the solitudinous emptiness of his lonely house.


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  • solitudinous — solitūdˈinous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑solitude …   Useful english dictionary

  • solitude — solitudinous /sol i toohd n euhs, tyoohd /, adj. /sol i toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one s solitude. 2. remoteness from habitations, as of a place; absence of human activity: the solitude of the… …   Universalium

  • solitude — noun Aloneness; state of being alone or solitary, by oneself. Syn: aloneness See Also: sole, solo, soliloquy, solitary, solitu …   Wiktionary

  • lonely — adj 1. lone, sole, single, individual; apart, cut off, separate, separated, isolated; solitary, unaccompanied, companionless, unattended, Scot. waff. 2. alone, lonesome, friendless, unfriended, unsocial, unsociable; retiring, reclusive, withdrawn …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • lonesome — adj 1. lonely, friendless, unfriended, companionless, by oneself; alone, all alone, without a friend in the world, with no one to turn to; alienated, apart, cut off, without ties; unwanted, unwelcomed, rejected, unpopular, unliked, disliked;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • removed — adj 1. unrelated, unconnected, unasso ciated, unaffiliated, disconnected, dissociated, detached; disengaged, disjoined, unattached, dislocated; foreign, alien, strange, exotic, outlandish, different, distinct from. 2. aloof, stand offish,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • solitary — adj 1. alone, unattended, compan ionless,Scof. waff; sole, single, lone, individual; apart, separate, cut off; deserted, abandoned, outcast, derelict, forlorn, forsaken. 2. by oneself, unassisted, unaided, single handed. 3. one, only, exclusive,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • solitude — [säl′ə to͞od΄, säl′ətyo͞od΄] n. [ME < MFr < L solitudo < solus, alone, SOLE2] 1. the state of being solitary, or alone; seclusion, isolation, or remoteness 2. a lonely or secluded place solitudinous [säl′əto͞od′ n əs, säl′ətyo͞od′ n əs]… …   English World dictionary

  • UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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