Adjective solitary has 6 senses
- eremitic, eremitical, lone, solitary - characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition"
Antonym: social (indirect, via unsocial)
- nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary - of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"
Antonym: gregarious (indirect, via ungregarious)
- alone, lone, lonely, solitary - lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
Antonyms: accompanied, attended (indirect, via unaccompanied)
- lonely, solitary - enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
Antonym: social (indirect, via unsocial)
- lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary - being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
Antonym: multiple (indirect, via single)
- lonely, solitary, unfrequented - separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
Antonym: accessible (indirect, via inaccessible)
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Noun solitary has 2 senses
- solitary confinement, solitary - confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
--1 is a kind of confinement
- hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte - one who lives in solitude
--2 is a kind of loner, lone wolf, lone hand
--2 has particulars: John the Baptist, St. John the Baptist
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