Jump to content
Linguaholic

What's the difference between loneliness and solitude?


Peotic

Recommended Posts

I saw the great and beautiful movie "Badlands". In some part of it Hollie, one of the two main characters said that they lived neither here or there. That they were all alone. Then Kit, the other main character, replies (at least, that's implied in the voice-over by Hollie) that solitude would be a better word. But why? What's the difference between these words? Between loneliness and solitude?

 

In Dutch there is only one word: eenzaamheid.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Peotic changed the title to What's the difference between loneliness and solitude?
  • 5 months later...

Study With Us on Discord for FREE!

  • 1 year later...

Loneliness and solitude are two different feelings.

Loneliness is when you feel sad and disconnected because you're alone and miss being with others. It can make you feel unhappy.

Solitude is when you choose to be alone and it doesn't make you sad. You might like being alone sometimes to relax, think, or just enjoy your own company.

In short, loneliness is the feeling of sadness when you're alone, while solitude is being alone by choice and feeling fine about it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...