solitary

[ sol-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛr i /
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adjective

noun, plural sol·i·tar·ies.

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Origin of solitary

1300–50; Middle English < Latin sōlitārius alone, by itself, solitary, equivalent to sōlit(ās) solitude (sōl(us) sole1 + -itās -ity) + -ārius -ary

SYNONYMS FOR solitary

1 lone.
7 isolated, retired, sequestered, remote.
9, 10 hermit, recluse.
10 eremite.
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OTHER WORDS FROM solitary

sol·i·tar·i·ly, adverbsol·i·tar·i·ness, nounun·sol·i·tar·y, adjective

Words nearby solitary

solion, soliped, solipsism, solipsistic, solitaire, solitary, solitary bee, solitary bone cyst, solitary confinement, solitary follicle, solitary sandpiper
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Words related to solitarily

abandoned, deserted, desolate, detached, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, hermit, individual, isolated, lone, lonely, lonesome, only, single, singly, sole, solely, solitary, solo

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British Dictionary definitions for solitarily

solitary
/ (ˈsɒlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

noun plural -taries

a person who lives in seclusion; hermit; recluse
informal short for solitary confinement

Derived forms of solitary

solitarily, adverbsolitariness, noun

Word Origin for solitary

C14: from Latin sōlitārius, from sōlus sole 1
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