solitary

Definition

One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.

Etymology

From Middle English solitarie, borrowed from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitaire.

Example Sentences

• "He brooded and intrigued fantastically. He was becoming one of the big-time solitaries. And he wasn't meant to be a solitary. He was meant to be in active life, a social creature."
• "Tilling my own grave to keep me level Jam another dragon down the hole Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren One that pushes me along and leaves me so Desperate and ravenous"
• "The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary."