[
UK
/sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
]
[ US /ˈsɑɫəˌtɛɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈsɑɫəˌtɛɹi/ ]
NOUN
- one who lives in solitude
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confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
he was held in solitary
ADJECTIVE
-
devoid of creatures
a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
a solitary retreat
a lonely crossroads -
characterized by or preferring solitude
a lonely existence
a lone wolf
a man of a solitary disposition
a solitary walk -
being the only one; single and isolated from others
an only child
the sole example
a solitary speck in the sky
a lonesome pine
the lone doctor in the entire county
a solitary instance of cowardice
the sole heir -
lacking companions or companionship
a lonely soul
the lone skier on the mountain
a solitary traveler
a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
he was alone when we met him
she is alone much of the time -
of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
solitary bees
How To Use solitary In A Sentence
- On a tree that is virtually bare, one can often see a solitary leaf still fluttering on a top twig. Times, Sunday Times
- It's an hour after sunrise on day three of the photographic safari and a solitary vulture is crossing a flat sky. Times, Sunday Times
- Representing France, Jean-Marc Bustamante conjures a ‘Pavilion of the Amazons,’ which centers on four large color photographs of solitary, unsmiling young women standing in resolutely unpicturesque landscapes.
- So the problem I faced in solitary, where incessant remembering strove for possession of me, was the problem of forgetting. Chapter 6
- Despite the lateness of the hour Annabel gathered her skirts and prepared to take a solitary ramble in the garden.
- This is Marshgate Lane, a 100% non-residential slice of East London, one solitary road cutting across the flood plain of the River Lea.
- But, more likely, he has decided it is less of a PR risk to leave a journalist eating a solitary crab pasty in the drizzle than to be trapped alone with her and - God forbid - a tongue-loosening bottle of wine.
- Adult male elephants are generally solitary or associate with other bulls in loose associations while females live in families.
- In the former, the flowers are monecious or perfect, consisting of imbricated solitary bracts. Report of the North-Carolina Geological Survey. Agriculture of the Eastern Counties: Together with Descriptions of the Fossils of the Marl Beds
- Around 6,000 were jailed for their beliefs, some spending months in solitary confinement. The Sun