<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.</li><li>Synonyms: lone</li><li>living alone; avoiding the society of others: a solitary existence.</li><li>by itself; alone: one solitary house.</li><li>characterized by the absence of companions: a solitary journey.</li><li>done without assistance or accompaniment; done in solitude: solitary chores.</li><li>being the only one: a solitary exception.</li><li>characterized by solitude, as a place; unfrequented, secluded, or lonely: a solitary cabin in the woods.</li><li>Synonyms: remote, retired, isolated</li><li>Zoology: living habitually alone or in pairs, as certain wasps.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural: solitaries.</li><li>a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others.</li><li>Synonyms: recluse, hermit</li><li>a person who lives in solitude from religious motives.</li><li>Synonyms: eremite, recluse, hermit</li><li>solitary confinement.</li></ul>