solitary

adj.

1. Existing, living, or going without others; alone: a solitary traveler. See synonyms at alone.
2. Happening, done, or made alone: a solitary evening; solitary pursuits such as reading and sewing.
3. Remote from civilization; secluded: a solitary retreat.
4. Having no companions; lonesome or lonely.
5. Zoology. Living alone or in pairs only: solitary wasps; solitary sparrows.
6. Single and set apart from others: a solitary instance of cowardice.

n., pl., -ies.

1. A person who lives alone; a recluse.
2. Solitary confinement.

[Middle English, from Old French solitaire, from Latin sōlitārius, from sōlitās, solitude, from sōlus, alone.]

solitarily sol'i·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv.
solitariness sol'i·tar'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Set away from all others: alone, apart, detached, isolate, isolated, lone, removed. See include/exclude.
2. Lacking the company of others: alone, companionless, lone, lonely, lonesome, single, unaccompanied. See include/exclude.
3. Far from centers of human population: back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded. Idioms: off the beatenpathtrack. See near/far/distance.
4. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner: aloof, chill, chilly, cool, distant, offish, remote, reserved, reticent, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, withdrawn. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, hot/cold/lukewarm.
5. Alone in a given category: lone, one, only, particular, separate, single, singular, sole, unique. Idioms: first and last, one and only. See include/exclude.

adj

Definition: alone, single; unsociable
Antonyms: accompanied, combined, sociable, together

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Being the only one or ones.

• s. cyst — unicameral cyst.
• s. tract nucleus — the brainstem nucleus of the solitary tract, the tract carrying afferent parasympathetic nerve fibers.

Borne singly or alone, not in clusters.

IN BRIEF: Living or being alone. Also: One.

Where friends notice a solitary hummingbird pricking the salvia flowers, I recall a season's worth of hummingbird battles. — Janice Emily Bowers.

Common misspelling(s) of solitary

• solatary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - enlig, isoleret, enkelt, enligt stillet, ensom, tilbagetrukket
n. - eneboer

idioms:

• solitary confinement    i enecelle

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenzaam, afgelegen

Français (French)
adj. - solitaire, esseulé
n. - solitaire, isolement cellulaire, mitard

idioms:

• solitary confinement    (Jur, Mil) isolement cellulaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einzig, einsam
n. - Einsiedler, (ugs.) Einzelhaft

idioms:

• solitary confinement    Einzelhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μονήρης, μοναχικός, απόμερος, ακατοίκητος, έρημος
n. - ερημίτης, αναχωρητής, (καθομ.) (τιμωρία σε) απομονωτήριο

idioms:

• solitary confinement    αυστηρή κράτηση, απομόνωση (φυλακής κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
solitario

idioms:

• solitary confinement    cella d'isolamento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ermitão
n. - prisão celular (f)

idioms:

• solitary confinement    confinamento solitário (m)

Русский (Russian)
отшельник, одиночное заключение, одиночный, обособленный, одинокий, уединенный, заброшенный, единственный, исключительный

idioms:

• solitary confinement    одиночное заключение

Español (Spanish)
adj. - solitario, aislado
n. - solitario

idioms:

• solitary confinement    aislamiento penal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ensam, enstaka, enslig
n. - ensling, eremit, ensamcell

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单独的, 独自的, 隐居的, 单个的, 唯一的, 孤独的, 独居者, 单独监禁, 隐士

idioms:

• solitary confinement    单独监禁, 单独拘禁

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單獨的, 獨自的, 隱居的, 單個的, 唯一的, 孤獨的
n. - 獨居者, 單獨監禁, 隱士

idioms:

• solitary confinement    單獨監禁, 單獨拘禁

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 고독한, 인적이 드문, 유일한
n. - 혼자 사는 사람, 은자, 독방 감금

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ひとりだけの, 孤独な, たった一つの, 人里離れた, ひとりの, 唯一の
n. - 独居者, 隠とん者

idioms:

• solitary confinement    独房監禁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منزو, معتزل, متنسك (الاسم) ألمعتزل, ألناسك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בודד, מתבודד, גלמוד, מבודד, נידח, אחד ויחיד‬
n. - ‮נזיר, צינוק‬

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