 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
solitary
adjective
1: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life;
"the eremitic element in the life of a religious
colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary
disposition" [syn: {eremitic}, {eremitical}, {lone(a)}]
2: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or
colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: {nongregarious}, {nonsocial}]
3: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we
met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier
on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of
gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: {alone(p)},
{lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}]
4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his
lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her
solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
[syn: {lonely(a)}]
5: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the
lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an
only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a
solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the
sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)}, {sole(a)},
{solitary(a)}]
6: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or
secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a
trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: {lonely(a)},
{unfrequented}]
noun
1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners;
"he was held in solitary" [syn: {solitary confinement}]
2: one who lives in solitude [syn: {hermit}, {recluse}, {solitudinarian},
{troglodyte}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solitaire \Sol'i*taire"\, noun [F. See {Solitary}.]
1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
--Pope.
2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious
stone of any kind set alone.
Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
--Mrs. R. H.
Davis.
3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board
with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with
all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of
the pieces by ''jumping,'' as in draughts.
4. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which
formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild
turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
also {solitary}.
(b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
{Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and
retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A
West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called
the {invisible bird}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, adjective [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
F. solitaire. See {Sole}, adjective, and cf. {Solitaire}.]
1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
Hie home unto my chamber,
Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak.
2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
journey; a solitary life.
Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society;
retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
people. --Lam. i. 1.
Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
therein. --Job iii. 7.
5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
vengeance; a solitary example.
6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
{Solitary ant} (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
of the family {Mutillid[ae]}. The female of these insects
is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also {spider ant}.
{Solitary bee} (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
form communities.
{Solitary sandpiper} (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
({Totanus solitarius}).
{Solitary snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
{Solitary thrush} (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, noun
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a
recluse.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
141 Moby Thesaurus words for "solitary":
Diogenes, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Timon of Athens, a certain,
abandoned, alien, alienated, all alone, alone, aloof, an,
anchoress, anchorite, any, any one, apart, ascetic, atomic,
bedridden invalid, case, character, cloistered, cloistered monk,
closet cynic, companionless, crackpot, crank, desert fathers,
desert saints, deserted, desolate, detached, distant, eccentric,
either, eremite, eremitic, exclusive, fanatic, forsaken,
friendless, hermit, hermitess, hermitical, hobo, homebody,
homeless, in solitude, individual, indivisible, insociable,
insular, integral, invalid, irreducible, isolated, isolationist,
kithless, kook, lone, lone wolf, lonely, loner, lonesome, marabout,
maverick, meshuggenah, misanthropic, monadic, monistic, natural,
nonconformist, nut, odd fellow, oddball, oddity, offish, one, only,
original, out-of-the-way, outcast, outsider, pariah, particular,
pillar saint, pillarist, queer duck, queer fish, queer specimen,
rara avis, recluse, reclusive, remote, removed, reserved, rootless,
screwball, secluded, seclusionist, separate, separated, shut-in,
simple, single, single-handed, singular, sole, solid, solitaire,
solitudinarian, solo, standoffish, stay-at-home, stylite, tramp,
type, unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unanalyzable,
unapproachable, unassisted, unattended, uncompanionable, uncouth,
undivided, unescorted, unexampled, unfrequented, uniform, unique,
unitary, unrepeatable, unseconded, unsocial, unsupported, whole,
withdrawn, zealot
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