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solitary

— adjective (= lone, lonely) characterized by or preferring solitude a lone wolf a lonely existence a man of a solitary disposition a solitary walk — adjective of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies solitary bees — noun confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners he was held in solitary — adjective (= lonely, unfrequented) devoid of creatures a lonely crossroads a solitary retreat a trail leading to an unfrequented lake — noun (= hermit) one who lives in solitude — adjective (= alone, lone, lonely) 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 — adjective (= lone, lonesome, only, sole) 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