isolation vs solitariness

solitariness vs isolation

isolation and solitariness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
isolation	Yes	No	No	No
solitariness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, solitariness is a hyponym of isolation; that is, solitariness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isolation:

isolation: a state of separation between persons or groups
solitariness: the state of being alone in solitary isolation

Other hyponyms of isolation include solitude, purdah, solitude, loneliness, quarantine, detachment, insularism, insularity, insulation, alienation, estrangement, anomie, anomy, concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy.

isolation (noun)	solitariness (noun)
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others	a disposition toward being alone
a country's withdrawal from international politics	the state of being alone in solitary isolation
a feeling of being disliked and alone
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
a state of separation between persons or groups

Difference between isolation and solitariness

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