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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates.
  • Lonely.
  • Not associated with others of the same kind.
  • Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
  • Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place.
  • Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
  • Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.

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Noun:

  • One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

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