solitary
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/ˈsɒlɪtɹi/
English
Definitions
noun
- One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret, hermit or recluse.
- Solitary confinement.“The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary.”
adjective
- Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
- Performed, passed, or endured alone“a solitary journey”
- Not much visited or frequented; remote from society“a solitary residence or place”
- Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted“the solitary desert”
noun
- The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), an extinct flightless bird.
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Synonyms
eremiticlonealoneonlylonesomelonelysinglesolenongregariousnonsocialungregariousunsocialinaccessibleunaccompaniedunaccessibleunfrequented