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

secluded

lonesome

desolate

retired

deserted

recluse

unfrequented

forlorn

private

dreary

solitudinarian

solitary confinement

friendless

uninhabited

hermit

secret

㊙️

remote

desert

🏜️

silent

🔇

nongregarious

isolation

nonsocial

odd

eremitic

solitaire

troglodyte

out of the way

eremitical

cloistral

quiet

reclusive

singular

individual

singly

sequestered

unaccompanied

unassisted

unattended

unique

unmarried

unpretentious

untainted

widowed

hermitic

live alone

on one’s own

small quantity

loneliness

waste

lone hand

be alone

sparsely/thinly populated

without a coadjutor

Actitis macularia

anchoritic

absolute

off-lying

anchorite

bare

barren

bleak

clean

cloistered

common

cooler

detached

disconnected

discrete

eccentric

emeritus

empty

exquisite

few

🤏

individually

lorn

mere

one-man

on its own

out-of-the-way

privy

pure

retort

sandpiper

seclusion

segregated

separate

separated

simple

solely

solitude

solo

sparse

spotted

stark

still

straightforward

⬆️

stranded

stray

Translations

solitario

seul

solitaire

einsam

solo

louter

solitario

einzeln

allein

enkel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi/

Etymology

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