Main Entry:: ¹sol·i·tary
Pronunciation:: \ˈsä-lə-ˌter-ē\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, solitarie, from Anglo-French, from Latin solitarius, from solitas aloneness, from solus alone
Date:: 14th century

1 a: being, living, or going alone or without companions b: saddened by isolation2: unfrequented , desolate <a solitary seashore>3 a: taken, passed, or performed without companions <a solitary ramble> b: keeping a prisoner apart from others <solitary confinement>4: being at once single and isolated <a solitary example>5 a: occurring singly and not as part of a group or cluster <flowers terminal and solitary> b: not gregarious, colonial, social, or compound <solitary bees>

synonyms see alone

— sol·i·tar·i·ly

\ˌsä-lə-ˈter-ə-lē\ adverb

— sol·i·tar·i·ness

\ˈsä-lə-ˌter-ē-nəs\ noun

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