alone; without companions; unattended

a solitary passer-by.

living alone; avoiding the society of others

a solitary existence.

by itself; alone

one solitary house.

characterized by the absence of companions

a solitary journey.

done without assistance or accompaniment; done in solitude

solitary chores.

being the only one

a solitary exception.

characterized by solitude, as a place; unfrequented, secluded, or lonely

a solitary cabin in the woods.

Zoology . living habitually alone or in pairs, as certain wasps. Compare social ( def. 10 ) .

a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others.

a person who lives in solitude from religious motives.

solitary confinement.

adjective

accompanied , combined , sociable , together

adjective

aloof , antisocial , cloistered , companionless , deserted , desolate , distant , eremetic , forsaken , friendless , hermitical , hidden , individual , introverted , isolated , lone , lonely , lonesome , lorn , misanthropic , offish , only , out-of-the-way * , particular , reclusive , remote , reserved , retired , secluded , separate , sequestered , singular , sole , solo , stag , standoffish , unaccompanied , unapproachable , unattended , uncompanionable , unfrequented , unique , unsocial , withdrawn , alone , apart , detached , isolate , removed , single , back , insular , obscure , outlying , out-of-the-way , chill , chilly , reticent , uncommunicative , undemonstrative , one , abandoned , eremite , hermetic , hermitic , ivory-towered , monophonic , recluse , solitudinarian