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   sol·i·tar·y

   /ˈsäləˌterē/

   adjective

   • 1. done or existing alone: "I live a pretty solitary life" Similar lonelycompanionlessunaccompaniedby oneself/itselfon one's/its own(all) alonefriendlessantisocialunsociablewithdrawnreclusivecloisteredintrovertedhermiticlonesomeOpposite sociable
   • ▪ (of a place) secluded or isolated: "solitary farmsteads" Similar isolatedremoteout of the wayoutlyingoff the beaten trackin the depths of …hard to findlonelyin the back of beyondin the hinterlandsoff the mapin the middle of nowheregodforsakenobscureinaccessiblecutofftucked awayunreachablefarawayfar-flungsecludedhiddenconcealedprivateunfrequentedunvisitedundisturbedsequestereddesolatein the backwoodslonesomein the backveldin the plattelandin the backblocksin the booayinformal:ungetatablein the sticksjerkwaterin the tall timbersin the boondocksBarcoobeyond the black stumpliterary:lonearchaic:unapproachableOpposite accessiblebusy
   • ▪ single; only: "we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on" Similar singlelonesoleuniqueonlyoneindividualodd
   • ▪ (of a bird, mammal, or insect) living alone or in pairs, especially in contrast to related social forms: "a solitary wasp"
   • ▪ (of a flower or other part) borne singly.

   noun

   • 1. a recluse or hermit: "he had something of the solitary about him"
   • 2. short for solitary confinement informal

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. solitarily adverb
   • 2. solitariness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOLITARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLITARY definition: 1. A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place: 2. done alone: 3. short for…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of solitary – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLITARY definition: 1. A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place: 2. A solitary activity is…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOLITARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SOLITARY meaning: 1. A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place: 2. done alone: 3. short for…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarysolitary | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   solitary meaning: 1. A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place: 2. A solitary activity is…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionarySOLITARY | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   uk / ˈsɒl.ɪ.t ə r.i / us / ˈsɑː.lə.ter.i /. informal. short for solitary confinement : a punishment in which someone is kept alone in a room, especially in a prison: After weeks in solitary, he started hallucinating.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMeaning of solitary confinement in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLITARY CONFINEMENT meaning: 1. a punishment in which someone is kept in a room alone, usually in a prison 2. a punishment in…. Learn more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-frenchSOLITARY in French - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOLITARY translate: solitaire, solitaire, solitaire, solitaire, unique. Learn more in the Cambridge English-French Dictionary.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › example › englishsolitary in a sentence | Sentence examples by ... - Cambridge...

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   Nov 6, 2018 · Examples of solitary in a sentence, how to use it. 98 examples: The descriptor ' hermit ' here encompasses wandering solitaries, enclosed…

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioSOLITARY | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir SOLITARY: solitario, solitario, forma abreviada de "solitary confinement":, incomunicación, solitario/ia…. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典SOLITARY中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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    solitary翻译：独自的，唯一的，单个的, 独自做的，独自完成的。了解更多。