SOLITARY
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Sol"i*ta*ry (?), a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.] 1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
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Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.
Milton.
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Hie home unto my chamber,
Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary.
Shak.
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2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
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Satan . . . explores his solitary flight.
Milton.
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3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
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4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
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How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people.
Lam. i. 1.
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Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein.
Job iii. 7.
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5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
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6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
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Solitary ant (Zo&ö;l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillidæ. The female of these insects is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant. -- Solitary bee (Zo&ö;l.), any species of bee which does not form communities. -- Solitary sandpiper (Zo&ö;l.), an American tattler (Totanus solitarius). -- Solitary snipe (Zo&ö;l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.] -- Solitary thrush (Zo&ö;l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sol"i*ta*ry (?), n. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
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