solitary

  • 21solitary — adjective 1) a solitary life Syn: lonely, companionless, unaccompanied, by oneself, on one s own, alone, friendless; antisocial, unsociable, withdrawn, reclusive, cloistered, hermitic, incommunicado, lonesome Ant …

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  • 22solitary — adjective 1) a solitary man Syn: lonely, unaccompanied, by oneself, on one s own, alone, friendless, unsociable, withdrawn, reclusive; N.Amer. lonesome 2) solitary farmsteads Syn: isolated …

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  • 23solitary — /ˈsɒlətri / (say soluhtree) adjective 1. quite alone; without companions; unattended. 2. living alone; avoiding the society of others. 3. alone by itself. 4. characterised by the absence of companions: a solitary existence. 5. done without… …

  • 24solitary — Solitaire Sol i*taire , n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster] Diamond… …

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  • 25solitary — sol·i·tary säl ə .ter ē adj occurring singly and not as part of a group <a solitary lesion> * * * sol·i·tary (solґĭ tar″e) 1. alone; separated from others. 2. living alone or in pairs only …

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  • 26solitary — adj. Solitary is used with these nouns: ↑animal, ↑confinement, ↑creature, ↑existence, ↑figure, ↑tear, ↑walk …

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  • 27solitary — sol·i·tar·y || sÉ‘lɪtÉ™rɪ / sÉ’lɪtrɪ n. recluse, one who lives far away from or avoids the society of others; one who lives alone for religious reasons, hermit; solitary confinement adj. alone; done without the company of others; lonely;… …

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  • 28solitary — adjective 1》 done or existing alone.     ↘(of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial. 2》 secluded or isolated. 3》 [often with negative] single; only. 4》 (of a flower or other part) borne singly. noun (plural solitaries) 1》 a recluse or hermit …

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  • 29Solitary ant — Solitary Sol i*ta*ry, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See {Sole}, a., and cf. {Solitaire}.] 1. Living or being by one s self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. [1913 Webster] Those …

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  • 30Solitary bee — Solitary Sol i*ta*ry, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See {Sole}, a., and cf. {Solitaire}.] 1. Living or being by one s self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. [1913 Webster] Those …

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