solitary
solitary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. Milton.
- 2.ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
- 3.Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people. Lam. i.
- 4.Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. Job iii.
- 5.5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
- 6.(Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind. Solitary ant (Zoöl.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillidæ. The female of these insects is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant. -- Solitary bee (Zoöl.), any species of bee which does not form communities. -- Solitary sandpiper (Zoöl.), an American tattler (Totanus solitarius). -- Solitary snipe (Zoöl.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.] -- Solitary thrush (Zoöl.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
- 7.One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstract
- ace
- alone
- and
- apart
- atomic
- azygous
- beat
- but
- combine
- compact
- desolate
- dine
- disjoin
- disjunction
- dreary
- else
- first
- fort
- half
- indiscerptible
- individual
- individuality
- indivisible
- insecable
- inseverable
- insular
- irresolvable
- isolate
- isolated
- isolation
- itself
- join
- last
- lone
- lonely
- lonesome
- monospermous
- none
- number
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is solitary.
- What is performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. Milton called?
- What is ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place called?
- What is let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. Job iii called?
- What is 5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example called?
- What is one who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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