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

• “solidão”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “solidão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “solidão”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “solidão”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025