solitary

solitary is a 8-letter English word with 14 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
2. adjective. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
3. adjective. ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
4. adjective. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
5. adjective. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
6. adjective. Not associated with others of the same kind.
7. noun. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
8. noun. one who lives in solitude

   Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte

9. noun. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners

   "he was held in solitary"

10. adjective. devoid of creatures

    "a lonely crossroads"

    "a solitary retreat"

    Synonyms: lonely, unfrequented

11. adjective. being the only one; single and isolated from others

    "the lone doctor in the entire county"

    "a lonesome pine"

    Synonyms: lone, lonesome, only, sole

12. adjective. characterized by or preferring solitude

    "a lone wolf"

    "a lonely existence"

    Synonyms: lone, lonely

13. adjective. lacking companions or companionship

    "he was alone when we met him"

    "she is alone much of the time"

    Synonyms: alone, lone, lonely

14. adjective. of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies

    "solitary bees"

    Synonyms: nongregarious, nonsocial

Synonyms

hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte, lonely, unfrequented, lone, lonesome, only, sole, alone, nongregarious, nonsocial

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in solitary:

royalist

Common word forms

solitaries, solitarily

Words from these letters

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