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SOLITARY





Definition:

  1. [noun] confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
    Synonyms: confinement

  2. [noun] one who lives in solitude
    Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte

  3. [adjective] characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition"
    Synonyms: eremitic, eremitical, lone

  4. [adjective] of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"
    Synonyms: nongregarious, nonsocial

  5. [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"
    Synonyms: alone, lone, lonely

  6. [adjective] enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
    Synonyms: lonely

  7. [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"
    Synonyms: lone, lonesome, only, sole

  8. [adjective] separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
    Synonyms: lonely, unfrequented

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