Definition of Solitary

1. Noun. Confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners. "He was held in solitary"

Exact synonyms: Solitary Confinement
Generic synonyms: Confinement

2. Adjective. Characterized by or preferring solitude. "A solitary walk"
Exact synonyms: Lone, Lonely
Similar to: Unsocial
Derivative terms: Loneliness, Solitariness

3. Noun. One who lives in solitude.
Exact synonyms: Hermit, Recluse, Solitudinarian, Troglodyte
Generic synonyms: Lone Hand, Lone Wolf, Loner
Specialized synonyms: John The Baptist, St. John The Baptist
Derivative terms: Hermitic, Hermitical, Recluse

4. Adjective. Of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies. "Solitary bees"
Exact synonyms: Nongregarious, Nonsocial
Similar to: Ungregarious
Derivative terms: Solitariness

5. Adjective. Lacking companions or companionship. "A solitary traveler"
Exact synonyms: Alone, Lone, Lonely
Similar to: Unaccompanied
Derivative terms: Aloneness, Loneliness, Solitariness

6. Adjective. Being the only one; single and isolated from others. "A solitary speck in the sky"
Exact synonyms: Lone, Lonesome, Only, Sole
Similar to: Single
Derivative terms: Lonesomeness

7. Adjective. Devoid of creatures. "A trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
Exact synonyms: Lonely, Unfrequented
Similar to: Uninhabited

Definition of Solitary

1. a. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.

2. n. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

Definition of Solitary

1. one who lives alone [n -TARIES]

Medical Definition of Solitary

1. Of flowers, borne singly, not grouped in an inflorescence. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solitary

solipsist
solipsistic
solipsistically
solipsists
soliquid
soliquids
solisequious
solitaire
solitaire
solitaires
solitaries
solitarily
solitariness
solitarinesses
solitary (current term)
solitary (current term)
solitary(a)
solitary bone cyst
solitary bundle
solitary confinement
solitary echogenic liver mass
solitary fasciculus
solitary fibrous tumour
solitary follicles
solitary foramen
solitary glands
solitary lymphatic follicles
solitary nodules of intestine
solitary nucleus
solitary osteocartilaginous exostosis

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