Definition of: solitary

(sol′ə·ter′ē) adjective
1. Living, being, or going alone.
2. Made, done, or passed alone: a solitary life.
3. Unfrequented by human beings; secluded; lonely; desolate.
4. Lonesome; lonely.
5. Single; one; sole: Not a solitary soul was there.
—noun plural ·tar·ies A hermit; recluse; one who lives alone. [<L solitarius <solus alone]
—sol′i·tar′i·ly adverb
—sol′i·tar′i·ness noun Synonyms (adj.): alone, companionless, deserted, lone, lonely, lonesome, only, single, sole, unaccompanied, unattended. Antonyms: manifold, many, multiplied, multitudinous, myriad, numerous.