solitary UK /ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ɹi/US /ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/adjective 7noun 3forms 1 adjective7 •Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion presentThough we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self. — 2014 •Performed, passed, or endured alone. •Not associated with others of the same kind. •Single; individual; sole. •Not much visited or frequented; remote from society •Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; desertedHow doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! — 1769 •Gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited. noun3 •One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.He brooded and intrigued fantastically. He was becoming one of the big-time solitaries. And he wasn't meant to be a solitary. He was meant to be in active life, a social creature. — 1976 •The state of being solitary; solitudeYou must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out/I'm consumed by the chill of solitary — 1995 •Ellipsis of solitary confinement.The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary. formssolitaries
