SOLITARY

lonely, solitary, unfrequented

(adjective) devoid of creatures; “a lonely crossroads”; “a solitary retreat”; “a trail leading to an unfrequented lake”

lonesome, lone(a), only, sole, solitary

(adjective) being the only one; single and isolated from others; “the lone doctor in the entire county”; “a lonesome pine”; “an only child”; “the sole heir”; “the sole example”; “a solitary instance of cowardice”; “a solitary speck in the sky”

lonely, lone(a), solitary

(adjective) characterized by or preferring solitude; “a lone wolf”; “a lonely existence”; “a man of a solitary disposition”; “a solitary walk”

lone, alone(p), lonely, solitary

(adjective) lacking companions or companionship; “he was alone when we met him”; “she is alone much of the time”; “the lone skier on the mountain”; “a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel”; “a lonely soul”; “a solitary traveler”

nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary

(adjective) of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; “solitary bees”

hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte

(noun) one who lives in solitude

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

solitary (countable and uncountable, plural solitaries)

(countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret, hermit or recluse.

(uncountable) Solitary confinement.

Synonyms

• See also recluse

Adjective

solitary (not comparable)

Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present

Performed, passed, or endured alone

Not much visited or frequented; remote from society

Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted

gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.

Single; individual; sole.

(botany) Not associated with others of the same kind.

Etymology 2

Noun

solitary

(archaic) The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), an extinct flightless bird.

Anagrams

• royalist

Source: Wiktionary

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Sol"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]

1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. Milton. Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. Shak.

2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. Milton.

3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.

4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people. Lam. i. 1. Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. Job iii. 7.

5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.

6. (Bot.)

Definition: Not associated with others of the same kind. Solitary ant (Zoöl.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillidæ. The female of these insects is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.

– Solitary bee (Zoöl.), any species of bee which does not form communities.

– Solitary sandpiper (Zoöl.), an American tattler (Totanus solitarius).

– Solitary snipe (Zoöl.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.] -- Solitary thrush (Zoöl.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]

Sol"i*ta*ry, n.

Definition: One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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