Definition of Solitudinarian

1. Noun. One who lives in solitude.

Exact synonyms: Hermit, Recluse, Solitary, Troglodyte
Generic synonyms: Lone Hand, Lone Wolf, Loner
Specialized synonyms: John The Baptist, St. John The Baptist
Derivative terms: Hermitic, Hermitical, Recluse, Solitary

Definition of Solitudinarian

1. Noun. (archaic) One who remains solitary. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Solitudinarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Solitudinarian

solitary osteocartilaginous exostosis
solitary tinamou
solitary tinamous
solitary tract
solitary vireo
solitary wave
solito
soliton
soliton wave
solitonic
solitonized
solitons
solitude
solitudes
solitudinarian (current term)
solitudinarians
solitudinous
solitudinously
solivagant
solive
solives
sollar
sollars
sollein
soller
solleret
sollerets
sollers
solly

Literary usage of Solitudinarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... said of Bryant and Longfellow; while Poe, temperamentally, a mystic solitudinarian, in the field of poetic art presented the apotheosis of spirituality. ..."

2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1899)
""He pays no visits and, being a solitudinarian, frequents not even a single club in London. He dresses punctiliously for dinner every day. ..."

3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"He pays no visits, and being a solitudinarian, frequents not even a single club in London. He dresses punctiliously for dinner every day. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... of Bryant and Longfellow ; while Poe, temperamentally, a mystic solitudinarian, in the field of poetic art presented the apotheosis of spirituality. ..."

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