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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