Solitary

/ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
2. (uncountable) Ellipsis of solitary confinement.
3. (uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
4. Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
5. Performed, passed, or endured alone.
6. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society
7. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
8. Gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.

Example Sentences

He brooded and intrigued fantastically. He was becoming one of the big-time solitaries. And he wasn't meant to be a solitary. He was meant to be in active life, a social creature.

Tilling my own grave to keep me level Jam another dragon down the hole Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren One that pushes me along and leaves me so Desperate and ravenous

The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary.

You must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out/I'm consumed by the chill of solitary

The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.

Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.

a solitary journey

a solitary life

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• solitaries

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