Solitary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Existing, living, or going without others; alone: a solitary traveler. See Synonyms at alone.
  • adj. Happening, done, or made alone: a solitary evening; solitary pursuits such as reading and sewing.
  • adj. Remote from civilization; secluded: a solitary retreat.
  • adj. Having no companions; lonesome or lonely.
  • adj. Zoology Living alone or in pairs only: solitary wasps; solitary sparrows.
  • adj. Single and set apart from others: a solitary instance of cowardice.
  • n. A person who lives alone; a recluse.
  • n. Solitary confinement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret, hermit or recluse.
  • adj. Living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates.
  • adj. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
  • adj. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place.
  • adj. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
  • adj. Single; individual; sole.
  • adj. Not associated with others of the same kind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
  • adj. Performed, passed, or endured alone.
  • adj. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; lonely.
  • adj. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal.
  • adj. Single; individual; sole.
  • adj. Not associated with others of the same kind.
  • n. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Living alone, or by one's self or by itself; without companions or associates; habitually inclined to avoid company.
  • All by one's self; without companions; unattended.
  • Marked by solitude; especially, remote from society; unfrequented; retired; secluded; lonely: as, a solitary glen.
  • Free from the sounds of human life; still; dismal.
  • Having a sense of loneliness; lonesome.
  • Retiring; diffident.
  • Passed without company; shared by no companions; lonely.
  • Single; sole; only, or only one: as, a solitary instance; a solitary example.
  • In botany, one only in a place; separate: as, a solitary stipule.
  • In anatomy, single; separate; not clustered; not agminate or gathered into patches; simple; not compound: as, the solitary follicles of the intestine.
  • In zoöl.:
  • Not social, sociable, or gregarious: noting species living habitually alone, or in pairs only.
  • Simple; not compound, aggregate, or colonial: as, solitary ascidians. See Simplices.
  • n. One who lives alone or in solitude; an anchorite; a recluse; a hermit.
  • In astronomy, noting certain stars which have no conspicuous neighbors (a Hydræ, for instance), or stars which are not members of a binary system, visual or spectroscopic. Called by W. Herschel intersystematical.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. being the only one; single and isolated from others
  • adj. of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
  • adj. lacking companions or companionship
  • n. one who lives in solitude
  • n. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
  • adj. devoid of creatures
  • adj. characterized by or preferring solitude
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    single    alone    lonely    retired    desolate    deserted    silent    still    dismal    individual   
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    lonely    silent    lone    single    occasional    miserable