solidão

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin sōlitūdinem. Doublet of solitude, a learned borrowing that shows a different ending due to not going through any sound changes.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.liˈdɐ̃w̃/ [so.liˈdɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.liˈdɐ̃w̃/ [su.liˈðɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: so‧li‧dão

Noun

solidão f (countable and uncountable, plural solidões)

  1. (uncountable) loneliness (quality of being lonely)
    Salva-me da solidão. ― Save me from loneliness.
    A solidão da noite. ― The loneliness of night.
  2. (countable, figurative) an empty, unpopulated place

Further reading

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