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Pronunciation : Sol"i*ta*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: Not associated with others of the same kind. Solitary ant (Zo?l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillid?. 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?l.), any species of bee which does not form communities. -- Solitary sandpiper (Zo?l.), an American tattler (Totanus solitarius). -- Solitary snipe (Zo?l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.] -- Solitary thrush (Zo?l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sol"i*ta*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913