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solitary

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈsɑləˌtɛri/ · UK /ˈsɒlɪtəri/

solitary means: Alone, or spending time or doing something without other people.

adjective

ALONEB2

Alone, or spending time or doing something without other people.

  • He enjoys solitary walks.
  • She led a solitary life in the countryside.
  • The fisherman remained solitary for most of the year.

Similar words: alone, unaccompanied

Common phrases: solitary life, solitary walk, solitary journey, solitary figure

REMOTE PLACEC1

Far from other people and rarely visited.

  • They found a solitary beach.
  • The house stood in a solitary valley.
  • We rested in a solitary spot deep in the woods.

Similar words: secluded, remote, isolated

Common phrases: solitary place, solitary cottage, solitary valley

noun

PRISON ISOLATIONC1

Being kept alone in a prison cell, away from other prisoners.

  • They put him in solitary.
  • She spent ten days in solitary.
  • The prisoner was released from solitary yesterday.

Similar words: solitary confinement, isolation

Common phrases: in solitary, put in solitary, weeks in solitary

PERSON LIVING ALONEC2

Someone who lives alone and spends little time with other people.

  • He lived as a solitary.
  • The solitary welcomed few visitors to his hut.
  • Several solitaries settled in caves near the monastery.

Similar words: hermit, recluse

Common phrases: live as a solitary, religious solitary, a solitary lives

Questions about solitary

What does solitary mean?

Alone, or spending time or doing something without other people.

What is solitary in other languages?

Türkçe: yalnız · Español: solitario · Français: solitaire · Deutsch: allein · Italiano: solitario · 日本語: 一人の

How do you pronounce solitary?

In American English /ˈsɑləˌtɛri/; in British English /ˈsɒlɪtəri/.

How do you use solitary in a sentence?

He enjoys solitary walks. She led a solitary life in the countryside.

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