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Jul 15, 2019, 04:05 PM
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Solitude vs. Loneliness: Being Alone in Our Connected World
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Solitude Vs. Loneliness
Let’s start with the basics and go to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definitions of loneliness and solitude:
Loneliness: 1) Being without company, 2) Sad from being alone, 3) Producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation
Solitude: The quality or state of being alone or remote from society. For example:
1. She wished to work on her novel in solitude.
2. He enjoyed the peace and solitude of the woods.
Solitude does not have the same negative connotations that are attached to loneliness.
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Here’s Why You’re Confusing Solitude With Loneliness
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Defining Terms
Let’s go through the definition of both loneliness as well as solitude and explore the differences between the two so that we don’t get stuck in a state of confusion:
Loneliness: The state of sadness because one has no friends or company; isolation.
Solitude: The state or situation of being alone.
So, from these two quick definitions, we get a basic idea of the major difference between loneliness and solitude. The major difference between the two states is the way that the individual approaches the topic of being alone mentally.
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