solitary
IPA: sˈɑɫʌtɛri
noun
- (countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
- (uncountable) Solitary confinement.
- (uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
- (archaic) The Rodrigues solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), an extinct flightless bird.
adjective
- Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
- Performed, passed, or endured alone
- Not much visited or frequented; remote from society
- Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
- gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.
- Single; individual; sole.
- (botany) Not associated with others of the same kind.
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Examples of "solitary" in Sentences
- He becomes more sullen and solitary.
- The theme is a solitary woman in the big city.
- The Giant Anteater is also a very solitary animal.
- He was fettered and placed in solitary confinement.
- He is also calm, seemingly emotionless and solitary.
- He was shut up in solitary confinement in the Chateau.
- He found the conditions of solitary confinement inhumane.
- At the beginning of the season, Penders is still in solitary.
- The gustatory nucleus is a component of the solitary nucleus.
- It is a solitary forager which typically feeds on the ground.
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