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Meaning of Solitary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi

Definitions

  1. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
    countable
  2. Archaic form of solitaire (“Rodrigues solitaire”).
    alt-of, archaic
  3. Ellipsis of solitary confinement.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
  4. The state of being solitary; solitude
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إنفرادي
Беларуская пустэльнік
Български единичен отделен сам самотен
Bosanski samotnik Seul so solìtēr сам сам самотник
Català solitari
Čeština ajnclík samotář samotka solitér
Deutsch abgeschieden alleinstehend einsam Einsiedler Einsiedlerin einsiedlerisch verlassen
Ελληνικά μοναχικός μονήρης
Esperanto soleca
Español solitario
فارسی انفرادی
Suomi asumaton yksinäinen yksineläjä yksittäinen
Français seul Solitaire
Gaeilge aonarach aonartha aonarúil aonraic iargúlta
Galego solitario
Hrvatski samotnik Seul so solìtēr сам сам самотник
Magyar egyedüli szoliter
日本語 単一の 単独の 孤立した 無人の 独 独居の 独居者 索 隠者
Kurdî so
Latina sōlitārius
Македонски отшелник пустиник самоглавец самоглавник самотник
മലയാളം ഏകാന്ത
Polski odludek odludny pojedynczy samodzielny samotnik samotny
Português só solitário
Русский единичный затворник одинокий одино́чный отше́льник уединённый
Српски samotnik Seul so solìtēr сам сам самотник
ไทย ลำพัง
Türkçe kimsesiz metruk münzevi tek tabanca terk edilmiş yalnız yanlız yapayalnız
Tiếng Việt đơn độc

Examples

“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.”
“You must wonder⟳ why I'm relentless and all strung out/I'm consumed by the chill of solitary”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

solitary confinement solitary sandpiper solitary tinamou solitary vice solitary wasp solitary wave

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