If you're a lone wolf, a one man band, a rugged individualist, or an island unto yourself, you prefer to be solitary in other words, alone or single. The term can be used to describe a person, a place, or a thing.
Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
Noun
one who lives in solitude
Noun
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
Adjective S.
separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
Adjective S.
characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition"
Adjective S.
enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
Adjective S.
lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
Adjective S.
of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"
a.
Living or being by one's self; having no companion
present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
a.
Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
journey; a solitary life.
a.
ot much visited or frequented remote from society;
retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
a.
Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants
or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy;
dismal; as, the solitary desert.
a.
Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
vengeance; a solitary example.
a.
Not associated with others of the same kind.
n.
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a
hermit; a recluse.
Solitary
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.
Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary.2.
Satan . . . explores his solitary flight.3.
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people.
Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein.5.
Solitary
Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
Usage Examples
It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.
Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.
I think I meant that, given the circumstances of my childhood, I had the illusion that it's easier to be alone. To have your relationships be casual and also to pose as a solitary person, because it was more romantic. You know, I was raised on the idea of the ramblin' man and the loner.
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.
The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.
Masterpieces are not single and solitary births they are the outcome of many years of thinking in common, of thinking by the body of the people, so that the experience of the mass is behind the single voice.
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Other Usage ExamplesOnly solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything.
Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything.
It's funny: I'm a lifelong musician, but because I principally play the piano it's been a solitary thing.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own.
Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
The completely solitary self: that's where poetry comes from, and it gets isolated by crisis, and those crises are often very intimate also.
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