solitary

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solitary[1,adjective] solitary[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹sol·i·tary
Pronunciation: 'sä-l&-"ter-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, solitarie, from Anglo-French, from Latin solitarius, from solitas aloneness, from solus alone
1 a : being, living, or going alone or without companions b : saddened by isolation
2 : UNFREQUENTED, DESOLATE <a solitary seashore>
3 a : taken, passed, or performed without companions <a solitary ramble> b : keeping a prisoner apart from others <solitary confinement>
4 : being at once single and isolated <a solitary example>
5 a : occurring singly and not as part of a group or cluster <flowers terminal and solitary> b : not gregarious, colonial, social, or compound <solitary bees>
synonym see ALONE
- sol·i·tar·i·ly /"sä-l&-'ter-&-lE/ adverb
- sol·i·tar·i·ness /'sä-l&-"ter-E-n&s/ noun