solitary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/
The English word “solitary” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
adjective
- Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
- Performed, passed, or endured alone.
- Not much visited or frequented; remote from society
- Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
- Gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.
- Single; individual; sole.
- Not associated with others of the same kind.
Etymology
From Middle English solitarie, borrowed from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitaire.
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More English words
- solitariously
- solitariousness
- solitarization
- solitarize
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