| ADJECTIVE | all | solitary, lone, lonely | characterized by or preferring solitude |
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| all | solitary, nongregarious, nonsocial | of plants and animals | |
| all | solitary, alone, lone, lonely | lacking companions or companionship | |
| all | solitary, lone, lonesome, only, sole | being the only one | |
| all | solitary, lonely, unfrequented | devoid of creatures | |
| NOUN | state | solitary, solitary confinement | confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners |
| person | solitary, hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte | one who lives in solitude |
| Sounds | saa'lahteh.riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | Characterized by or preferring solitude. | |
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| Synonyms | lone, lonely | |
| Broader | unsocial | not seeking or given to association |
| Spanish | eremítico, solitario | |
| Nouns | solitariness | a disposition toward being alone |
| solitary | one who lives in solitude | |
| Adverbs | solitarily | in solitude |
| Meaning | Of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies. | |
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| Example | "solitary bees" | |
| Synonyms | nongregarious, nonsocial | |
| Broader | ungregarious | (of animals) not gregarious |
| Nouns | solitariness | the state of being alone in solitary isolation |
| Meaning | lacking companions or companionship. | |
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| Example | "a solitary traveler" | |
| Synonyms | alone, lone, lonely | |
| Broader | unaccompanied | Without an escort |
| Spanish | solitario | |
| Nouns | solitariness | the state of being alone in solitary isolation |
| Meaning | The only one; single and isolated from others. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | lone, lonesome, only, sole | |
| Broader | single | Existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual |
| Spanish | solitario, único | |
| Catalan | solitari | |
| Meaning | devoid of creatures. | |
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| Example | "a solitary retreat" | |
| Synonyms | lonely, unfrequented | |
| Broader | uninhabited | not having inhabitants |
| Spanish | apartado, poco frecuentado, solitario | |
| Catalan | apartat, poc freqüentat, solitari | |
| Meaning | confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners. | |
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| Example | "he was held in solitary" | |
| Synonym | solitary confinement | |
| Broader | confinement | The state of being confined |
| Meaning | One who lives in solitude. | |
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| Synonyms | hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte | |
| Instances | John the Baptist, St. John the Baptist | (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized) |
| Broader | loner, lone wolf, lone hand | A person who avoids the company or assistance of others |
| Spanish | eremita, ermitaña, ermitaño, hermitaño, recluso, solitario, solitudinarian, troglodita | |
| Catalan | eremita, ermità, solitari, solitudinarian | |
| Adjectives | solitary | characterized by or preferring solitude |
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