solitariness

  • 91solitude — [n] aloneness confinement, desert, detachment, emptiness, isolation, loneliness, loneness, lonesomeness, peace and quiet*, privacy, quarantine, reclusiveness, retirement, seclusion, separateness, silence, solitariness, waste, wasteland,… …

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  • 92solitarily — solitary ► ADJECTIVE 1) done or existing alone. 2) secluded or isolated. 3) single; only. 4) (of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial. ► NOUN (pl. solitaries) 1) a recluse or hermit. 2) …

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  • 93solitary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) done or existing alone. 2) secluded or isolated. 3) single; only. 4) (of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial. ► NOUN (pl. solitaries) 1) a recluse or hermit. 2) …

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  • 94solitary — [säl′ə ter΄ē] adj. [ME < OFr solitaire < L solitarius < solus, alone, SOLE2] 1. living or being alone 2. without others; single; only [a solitary example] 3. characterized by loneliness or lack of companions 4. lonely; remote;… …

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  • 95friendlessness — noun being without friends • Derivationally related forms: ↑friendless • Hypernyms: ↑aloneness, ↑loneliness, ↑lonesomeness, ↑solitariness * * * noun see friendless …

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  • 96nongregarious — adjective of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies solitary bees • Syn: ↑nonsocial, ↑solitary • Similar to: ↑ungregarious • Derivationally related forms: ↑solitariness …

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  • 97nonsocial — adjective of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies solitary bees • Syn: ↑nongregarious, ↑solitary • Similar to: ↑ungregarious • Derivationally related forms: ↑solitariness …

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  • 98reclusiveness — noun a disposition to prefer seclusion or isolation • Derivationally related forms: ↑reclusive • Hypernyms: ↑aloneness, ↑loneliness, ↑lonesomeness, ↑solitariness • Hyponyms: ↑privacy …

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  • 99solitary — 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,… …

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  • 100monosy — /monˈo si/ (biology) noun Separation of parts normally fused (also monōˈsis) ORIGIN: Gr monōsis solitariness, from monos single, alone …

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