catflap.org Online Dictionary Query

  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]