1. (

• solitary_confinement ,
• solitary

) confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary" ;

2. (

• hermit ,
• recluse ,
• solitary ,
• solitudinarian ,
• troglodyte ,

) one who lives in solitude ;

1. (

• lone ,
• lonely ,
• solitary ,

) characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk" ;

2. (

• nongregarious ,
• nonsocial ,
• solitary

) of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees" ;

3. (

• alone ,
• lone ,
• lonely ,
• solitary

) 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" ;

4. (

• lone ,
• lonesome ,
• only ,
• sole ,
• solitary

) being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" ;

5. (

• lonely ,
• solitary ,
• unfrequented

) devoid of creatures; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" ;