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| sol·i·tar·y [ sóllə tèrree ] |
adjective |
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1. done alone: done without the company of other people
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2. shunning company: preferring to be or live alone
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3. secluded: in a remote location, apart from others
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4. single: existing as the only one of its kind
  a solitary boat on the sea
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5. zoology not living in social groups: describes animals that live alone or in pairs rather than in colonies or social groups
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6. botany growing singly: describes flowers that grow singly rather than as a cluster
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noun (plural sol·i·tar·ies) |
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1. recluse: somebody who lives alone or prefers to be alone
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2. crime
Same as solitary confinement
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| [14th century. < Latin solitarius< solus "alone"] |
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| sol·i·tar·i·ly adverb |
| sol·i·tar·i·ness noun |
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