solitary

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Noun

solitary (plural solitaries)

1. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret, hermit or recluse.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:recluse

Translations

one who lives alone

• Asturian: solitariu (ast) m
• Catalan: solitari (ca) m
• Czech: samotář (cs) m
• Finnish: yksineläjä (fi)
• French: solitaire (fr) m and f
• German: Einsiedler (de) m, Einsiedlerin (de) f

• Greek: μονήρης (el) (moníris)
• Indonesian: soliter (id)
• Polish: samotnik (pl) m
• Russian: отшельник (ru) (otšél'nik) m, затворник (ru) (zatvórnik) m
• Turkish: münzevi (tr)

Adjective

solitary (comparative more solitary, superlative most solitary)

1. Living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates.
2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place.
4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
   • 1931, Francis Beeding, chapter 1/1, Death Walks in Eastrepps^[1]:

     Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car.

5. Single; individual; sole.

   a solitary example

6. Not associated with others of the same kind.

Derived terms

• solitariness
• solitary confinement
• solitary tinamou

Translations

living alone or being by one's self

• Catalan: solitari (ca)
• French: solitaire (fr), seul (fr)
• German: alleinstehend (de), einsiedlerisch (de)
• Maori: pakewa (mi)
• Polish: samotny (pl) m, samodzielny (pl) m
• Russian: одинокий (ru) (odinokij)

• Scottish Gaelic: aonaranach (gd), uaigneach (gd)
• Spanish: solitario (es) m
• Tok Pisin: wanpis (tpi)
• Turkish: kimsesiz (tr), münzevice (tr)
• Vietnamese: đơn độc (vi)

lonely — see lonely

performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life

• Catalan: solitari (ca)
• German: einsam (de)
• Polish: samotny (pl) m

• Russian: одиночный (ru) (odinočnyj)
• Turkish: yalnız (tr), yapayalnız (tr)

not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place

• Catalan: solitari (ca)
• German: abgeschieden (de), verlassen (de)
• Polish: odludny (pl) m

• Russian: уединённый (ru) (ujedinjónnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: aonaranach (gd), uaigneach (gd)
• Turkish: metruk (tr), terk edilmiş (tr)

single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example

• Catalan: solitari (ca)
• Polish: pojedynczy (pl) m

• Russian: единичный (ru) (jediničnyj)

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