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solitary



I - noun
1. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
- he was held in solitary
Syn:
solitary confinement
Hypernyms:
confinement
2. one who lives in solitude
Syn:
hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte
Derivationally related forms:
recluse (for: recluse), hermitic (for: hermit), hermitical (for: hermit)
Hypernyms:
loner, lone wolf, lone hand
Instance Hyponyms:
John the Baptist, St. John the Baptist

II - adjective
1. characterized by or preferring solitude (Freq. 3)
- a lone wolf
- a lonely existence
- a man of a solitary disposition
- a solitary walk
Syn:
lone, lonely
Similar to:
unsocial
Derivationally related forms:
solitariness, loneliness (for: lonely)
2. of plants and animals;
not growing or living in groups or colonies (Freq. 1)
- solitary bees
Syn:
nongregarious, nonsocial
Similar to:
ungregarious
Derivationally related forms:
solitariness
3. 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
Syn:
alone, lone, lonely
Similar to:
unaccompanied
Derivationally related forms:
solitariness, loneliness (for: lonely), aloneness (for: alone)
4. devoid of creatures
- a lonely crossroads
- a solitary retreat
- a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
Syn:
lonely, unfrequented
Similar to:
uninhabited
5. 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
Syn:
lone, lonesome, only, sole
Similar to:
single
Derivationally related forms:
lonesomeness (for: lonesome)

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