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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See Solitary.]
     1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
        --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious
        stone of any kind set alone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
                                                    --Mrs. R. H.
                                                    Davis.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
        games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board
        with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with
        all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of
        the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria) which
            formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
            Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild
            turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
            also solitary.
        (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
            Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and
            retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A
            West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans) is called
            the invisible bird.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
     F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
     1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
        present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hie home unto my chamber,
              Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
        journey; a solitary life.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society;
        retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
        occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
        gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
              people.                               --Lam. i. 1.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
              therein.                              --Job iii. 7.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
        vengeance; a solitary example.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Solitary ant (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
        of the family Mutillid[ae]. The female of these insects
        is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
        is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
        
  
     Solitary bee (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
        form communities.
  
     Solitary sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
        ({Totanus solitarius).
  
     Solitary snipe (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Solitary thrush (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, n.
     One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a
     recluse.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
     F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
     1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
        present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
  
              Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
  
              Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me,
              sad and solitary.                     --Shak.
  
     2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
        journey; a solitary life.
  
              Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
  
     3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society;
        retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
  
     4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or
        occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,
        gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
  
              How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of
              people.                               --Lam. i. 1.
  
              Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
              therein.                              --Job iii. 7.
  
     5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
        vengeance; a solitary example.
  
     6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
  
     Solitary ant (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
        of the family Mutillid[ae]. The female of these insects
        is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
        is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant.
        
  
     Solitary bee (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
        form communities.
  
     Solitary sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
        ({Totanus solitarius).
  
     Solitary snipe (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Solitary thrush (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See Solitary.]
     1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
        --Pope.
  
     2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious
        stone of any kind set alone.
  
              Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.
                                                    --Mrs. R. H.
                                                    Davis.
  
     3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many
        games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board
        with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with
        all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of
        the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria) which
            formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and
            Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild
            turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called
            also solitary.
        (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus
            Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and
            retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A
            West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans) is called
            the invisible bird.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, n.
     One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a
     recluse.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  solitary
       adj 1: characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life;
              "the eremitic element in the life of a religious
              colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary
              disposition" [syn: eremitic, eremitical, lone(a)]
       2: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or
          colonies; "solitary bees" [syn: nongregarious, nonsocial]
       3: 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" [syn: alone(p),
           lone(a), lonely(a)]
       4: enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his
          lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her
          solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
          [syn: lonely(a)]
       5: 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" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a),
           solitary(a)]
       6: separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or
          secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a
          trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn: lonely(a),
          unfrequented]
       n 1: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners;
            "he was held in solitary" [syn: solitary confinement]
       2: one who lives in solitude [syn: hermit, recluse, solitudinarian,
           troglodyte]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 μοναχικός
     2 απομακρυσμένος, απομονωμένος
     3 ατομικός
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 απομόνωση
     2 ερημίτης, ερημίτισσα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     a.
     Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an
  anchorite, hermit or recluse.
     2 (lb en uncountable) solitary confinement.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The Rodrigues solitaire (''Pezophaps solitaria''), an
  extinct flightless bird.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     a.
     Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an
  anchorite, hermit or recluse.
     2 (lb en uncountable) solitary confinement.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The Rodrigues solitaire (''Pezophaps solitaria''), an
  extinct flightless bird.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     a.
     Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an
  anchorite, hermit or recluse.
     2 (lb en uncountable) solitary confinement.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The Rodrigues solitaire (''Pezophaps solitaria''), an
  extinct flightless bird.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     a.
     Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an
  anchorite, hermit or recluse.
     2 (lb en uncountable) solitary confinement.
     3 (lb en uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
     n.
     (lb en archaic) The Rodrigues solitaire (''Pezophaps solitaria''), an
  extinct flightless bird.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     Englanti a.
     yksinäinen
     Englanti n.
     ainoa, yksin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  solitary
     Engelska a.
     ensam

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  1. alleen, allenig, enigste
  2. eensaam

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  إنفرادي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  solitary //ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi// //ˈsɒlɪtɹi// 
  1. сам, самотен
  living alone or being by oneself
  2. незаселен
  not inhabited or occupied
  3. уединен
  not much visited or frequented; remote from society
  4. усамотен
  performed, passed, or endured alone
  5. единичен, отделен
  single; individual; sole

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/ 
  osamělý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/ 
  samotářský

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  Einzelhaft 
     Synonym: solitary confinement
  
   see: incommunicado
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  einzeln, alleinig 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  einzeln gelegen  [geogr.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  solitär  [zool.]

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  
  ασυντρόφευτος, μοναχικός, απόκοσμος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  solitary //ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi// //ˈsɒlɪtɹi// 
  1. yksinäinen 2.
  living alone or being by oneself
   3.
  not much visited or frequented; remote from society
   4.
  performed, passed, or endured alone
  2. asumaton
  not inhabited or occupied
  3. yksittäinen
  single; individual; sole

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  solitary //ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi// //ˈsɒlɪtɹi// 
  yksineläjä
  one who lives alone

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  1. pur
  2. seul

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/ 
  1. अकेला
        "Tigers are solitary animals."
  2. निर्जन
        "Antartica is a solitary place where no man lives."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  jedini, pojedinačan, pust, usamljen, zabačen

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  1. anakoréta
  2. remete
  3. elhagyatott
  4. társtalan
  5. magában élô
  6. magára maradt
  7. elvonult
  8. egyedüli
  9. egyedül élô
  10. magányos
  11. eldugott
  12. félreesô
  13. visszavonult

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  solitary //ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi// //ˈsɒlɪtɹi// 
  soliter
  one who lives alone

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  solo

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  solitary //ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi// //ˈsɒlɪtɹi// 
  1. 独居の
  living alone or being by oneself
  2. 無人の
  not inhabited or occupied
  3. 孤立した
  not much visited or frequented; remote from society
  4. 単独の
  performed, passed, or endured alone
  5. 単一の
  single; individual; sole

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  solitary //ˈsɑlɪtɛɹi// //ˈsɒlɪtɹi// 
  独居者, 隠者
  one who lives alone

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  solus

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  1. vienišas, atsiskyręs, atskiras, nuošalus
     See also: single
  
  2. atsiskyrėlis

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  1. bloot, enkel, louter
  2. alleen, enig, verlaten
  3. eenzaam

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  solitary /ˈsɒlɪtərɪ/ 
   1.  samotny
   2.  samotniczy

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  1. mero, simples, só
  2. isolado, sozinho, único
  3. solitário

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  один

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  solo, único

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  solitary /sɔlitriː/
  сам

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/ 
  
  gumba

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  solitary /sˈɒlɪtəɹi/
  1. yalnız, münferit
  2. ıssız, tenha
  3. kasvetli
  4. tek, bir
  5. tek başına
  6. münzevi kimse. solitary confinement hücre hapsi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɑɫəˌtɛɹi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  141 Moby Thesaurus words for "solitary":
     Diogenes, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Timon of Athens, a certain,
     abandoned, alien, alienated, all alone, alone, aloof, an,
     anchoress, anchorite, any, any one, apart, ascetic, atomic,
     bedridden invalid, case, character, cloistered, cloistered monk,
     closet cynic, companionless, crackpot, crank, desert fathers,
     desert saints, deserted, desolate, detached, distant, eccentric,
     either, eremite, eremitic, exclusive, fanatic, forsaken,
     friendless, hermit, hermitess, hermitical, hobo, homebody,
     homeless, in solitude, individual, indivisible, insociable,
     insular, integral, invalid, irreducible, isolated, isolationist,
     kithless, kook, lone, lone wolf, lonely, loner, lonesome, marabout,
     maverick, meshuggenah, misanthropic, monadic, monistic, natural,
     nonconformist, nut, odd fellow, oddball, oddity, offish, one, only,
     original, out-of-the-way, outcast, outsider, pariah, particular,
     pillar saint, pillarist, queer duck, queer fish, queer specimen,
     rara avis, recluse, reclusive, remote, removed, reserved, rootless,
     screwball, secluded, seclusionist, separate, separated, shut-in,
     simple, single, single-handed, singular, sole, solid, solitaire,
     solitudinarian, solo, standoffish, stay-at-home, stylite, tramp,
     type, unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unanalyzable,
     unapproachable, unassisted, unattended, uncompanionable, uncouth,
     undivided, unescorted, unexampled, unfrequented, uniform, unique,
     unitary, unrepeatable, unseconded, unsocial, unsupported, whole,
     withdrawn, zealot
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 独居者;
  a. 孤独的,独居的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 独居者
     a. 孤独的,独居的

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