Meaning of Solitary | Babel Free

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

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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”

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