solitary

adjective

/ˈsɒlətri/

/ˈsɑːləteri/

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[usually before noun] done alone; without other people
- She enjoys long solitary walks.
- He led a solitary life.
Topics Working lifec1
(of a person or an animal) enjoying being alone; frequently spending time alone
- He was a solitary child.
- Tigers are solitary animals.
(of a person, thing or place) alone, with no other people or things around synonym single
- a solitary farm
- A solitary light burned dimly in the hall.
Topics Feelingsc1
[usually before noun] (especially in negative sentences and questions) only one synonym single
- There was not a solitary shred of evidence (= none at all).

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.

noun

/ˈsɒlətri/

/ˈsɑːləteri/

(plural solitaries)

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[uncountable] (informal) solitary confinement (= a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell)
[countable] (formal) a person who chooses to live alone

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.

单词	solitary
释义	solitary adjective /ˈsɒlətri/ /ˈsɑːləteri/ jump to other results [usually before noun] done alone; without other people She enjoys long solitary walks. He led a solitary life. Topics Working lifec1 (of a person or an animal) enjoying being alone; frequently spending time alone He was a solitary child. Tigers are solitary animals. (of a person, thing or place) alone, with no other people or things around synonym single a solitary farm A solitary light burned dimly in the hall. Topics Feelingsc1 [usually before noun] (especially in negative sentences and questions) only one synonym single There was not a solitary shred of evidence (= none at all). Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’. solitary noun /ˈsɒlətri/ /ˈsɑːləteri/ (plural solitaries) jump to other results [uncountable] (informal) solitary confinement (= a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell) [countable] (formal) a person who chooses to live alone Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.
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