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   solitary

   /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ri/

   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 nowheregodforsakenobscureinaccessiblecut-offtucked awayunreachablefarawayfar-flungsecludedhiddenconcealedprivateunfrequentedunvisitedundisturbedsequestereddesolatein the backwoodslonesomein the backveldin the plattelandin the backblocksin the booayinformal:unget-at-ablein the sticksjerkwaterin the tall timbersin the boondocksBarcoobeyond the black stumpliterary:lonearchaic:unapproachableOpposite accessiblebusy
   • ▪ (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: "each spider-like bloom is solitary"
   • 2. single; only: "we have not a solitary shred of evidence to go on" Similar singlelonesoleuniqueonlyoneindividualodd

   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

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