solitary
11solitary — [adj] alone, single; unsociable aloof, antisocial, cloistered, companionless, deserted, desolate, distant, eremetic, forsaken, friendless, hermitical, hidden, individual, introverted, isolated, lone, lonely, lonesome, lorn, misanthropic, offish,… …
12solitary — sol|i|ta|ry1 [ˈsɔlıtəri US ˈsa:lıteri] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: solitarius, from solitas solitude , from solus; SOLE1] 1.) [only before noun] used to emphasize that there is only one of something = ↑single ▪ the solitary goal of the …
13solitary — [[t]sɒ̱lɪtri, AM teri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A person or animal that is solitary spends a lot of time alone. Paul was a shy, pleasant, solitary man... They often have a lonely and solitary life to lead. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A solitary activity is …
14solitary — I. 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 isolation 2.… …
15solitary — solitarily, adv. solitariness, n. /sol i ter ee/, adj., n., pl. solitaries. adj. 1. alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer by. 2. living alone; avoiding the society of others: a solitary existence. 3. by itself; alone: one… …
16solitary — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) a solitary person or thing is the only one you can see in a place: a solitary tree in the middle of the field 2 spending a lot of time alone, usually because they like being alone: a solitary man who never spoke… …
17solitary — I UK [ˈsɒlət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈsɑləˌterɪ] adjective 1) tending to spend a lot of time alone a largely solitary bird a) in a place or situation where there are no other people the solitary inhabitant of the island A solitary policeman stood at the gate …
18solitary — sol•i•tar•y [[t]ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. tar•ies 1) without companions; sole: a solitary passerby[/ex] 2) avoiding the society of others: a solitary existence[/ex] 3) by itself; singular: one solitary house[/ex] 4) marked by the absence of… …
19solitary — sol|i|tar|y1 [ salə,teri ] adjective 1. ) tending to spend a lot of time alone: a largely solitary bird a ) in a place or situation where there are no other people: the solitary inhabitant of the island A solitary police officer stood at the gate …
20solitary — adj. & n. adj. 1 living alone; not gregarious; without companions; lonely (a solitary existence). 2 (of a place) secluded or unfrequented. 3 single or sole (a solitary instance). 4 (of an insect) not living in communities. 5 Bot. growing singly,… …
