solitary

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of solitary confinement.
3. (uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
2. (not-comparable) Performed, passed, or endured alone.
3. (not-comparable) Not much visited or frequented; remote from society
4. (not-comparable) Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
5. (not-comparable) Gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.
6. (not-comparable) Single; individual; sole.
7. (not-comparable) Not associated with others of the same kind.

Synonyms

lonely

alone

isolated

lone

single

sole

only

lonesome

secluded

desolate

retired

deserted

unfrequented

recluse

private

forlorn

dreary

hermit

friendless

desert

🏜️

solitary confinement

uninhabited

secret

㊙️

remote

solitudinarian

troglodyte

individual

reclusive

quiet

eremitical

eremitic

out of the way

singular

solitaire

nongregarious

odd

nonsocial

cloistral

sequestered

singly

isolation

silent

🔇

individually

detached

clean

few

🤏

exquisite

bleak

anchorite

pure

Translations

solitario

solitaire

seul

solitário

einsam

solitari

solo

louter

solitario

einzeln

solo

enkel

allein

só

pur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/

Etymology

From Middle English solitarie, borrowed from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitaire.