[sol-i-ter-ee] 
adjective, noun, plural -tar⋅ies.| 1. | alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by. |
| 2. | living alone; avoiding the society of others: a solitary existence. |
| 3. | by itself; alone: one solitary house. |
| 4. | characterized by the absence of companions: a solitary journey. |
| 5. | done without assistance or accompaniment; done in solitude: solitary chores. |
| 6. | being the only one: a solitary exception. |
| 7. | characterized by solitude, as a place; unfrequented, secluded, or lonely: a solitary cabin in the woods. |
| 8. | Zoology. living habitually alone or in pairs, as certain wasps. Compare social (def. 10). |
| 9. | a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others. |
| 10. | a person who lives in solitude from religious motives. |
| 11. | solitary confinement. |
| sol·i·tar·y (sŏl'ĭ-těr'ē) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French solitaire, from Latin sōlitārius, from sōlitās, solitude, from sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.] sol'i·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv., sol'i·tar'i·ness n. |
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