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"Loneliness" is a noun which is often translated as "la soledad", and "solitude" is a noun which is also often translated as "la soledad". Learn more about the difference between "loneliness" and "solitude" below.
loneliness(
lon
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li
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nihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la soledad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When his wife died, he felt overwhelmed by loneliness.Cuando murió su esposa, lo invadió la soledad.
solitude(
sa
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lih
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tud
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la soledad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He adopted a dog to help him endure the solitude after the loss of his wife.Adoptó un perro para ayudarle a sobrellevar la soledad tras la pérdida de su mujer.
