solitary
One who lives alone, or in solitudeOne who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
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» Tom got himself put into solitary.
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Examples
68 sentencesTom got himself put into solitary.
Tom spent his birthday in solitary confinement.
ruТом провёл день рождения в одиночной камере. — marafon
deTom verbrachte seinen Geburtstag in Einzelhaft. — raggione
After wandering aimlessly through the desert for months, we discovered a solitary oasis.
deNach einem monatelangen ziellosen Herumirren in der Wüste entdeckten wir eine einsame Oase. — al_ex_an_der
Meaning
2 senses(countable)One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
Einsiedler, Einsiedlerin
отше́льникotšélʹnik, затво́рникzatvórnik
one who lives in solitude
(uncountable)The state of being solitary; solitude
Origin
From Middle English solitarie, borrowed from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitaire.From Middle English solitarie, borrowed from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitaire.
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Forms
plural: solitaries| Singular | solitary |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners:solitary confinement
- one who lives in solitude:hermitreclusesolitudinariantroglodyte
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.