solitude

n.

solitude refers to the state of one who is completely alone, cut off from all human contact, and sometimes stresses the loneliness of such a condition the solitude of a hermit; isolation suggests physical separation from others, often an involuntary detachment resulting from the force of circumstances the isolation of a forest ranger; seclusion suggests retirement or confinement from intercourse with the outside world, as by remaining in one's home, a remote place, etc. lived in seclusion to avoid publicity