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Defenition of the word solitary

    • Defenition of the word solitary

      • Without companions.
      • By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; applied to a thing.
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
      • separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
      • of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"
      • one who lives in solitude
      • confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
      • confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
      • devoid of creatures
      • being the only one; single and isolated from others
      • characterized by or preferring solitude
      • lacking companions or companionship
      • of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies

    Synonyms for the word solitary

      • alone
      • desolate
      • eremitic
      • friendless
      • individual
      • introverted
      • isolated
      • lone
      • lonely
      • lonesome
      • nongregarious
      • nonsocial
      • only
      • out-of-the-way
      • private
      • retiring
      • secluded
      • single
      • sole
      • unfrequented

    Similar words in the solitary

      • inaccessible
      • single
      • solitary
      • unaccessible
      • unaccompanied
      • ungregarious
      • unsocial

    Hyponyms for the word solitary

      • John the Baptist
      • St. John the Baptist

    Hypernyms for the word solitary

      • confinement
      • lone hand
      • lone wolf
      • loner

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