solitary
adjective
1. characterized by or preferring solitude
- a man of a solitary disposition
- a solitary walk
Similar word(s): unsocial, lone, lonely
2. of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
- solitary bees
Similar word(s): ungregarious, nongregarious, nonsocial
3. lacking companions or companionship
- a solitary traveler
Similar word(s): unaccompanied, alone, lone, lonely
4. being the only one; single and isolated from others
- a solitary instance of cowardice
- a solitary speck in the sky
Similar word(s): single, lone, lonesome, only, sole
5. devoid of creatures
- a solitary retreat
Similar word(s): uninhabited, lonely, unfrequented
Sentences with solitary as an adjective:
- a solitary residence or place
- the solitary desert
- a solitary example
noun
1. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
- he was held in solitary
Definition categories: state, confinement
2. one who lives in solitude
Similar word(s): hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte