solitary

solitary
Solitaire Sol`i*taire", n. [F. See {Solitary}.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. [1913 Webster]

Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists. --Mrs. R. H. Davis. [1913 Webster]

3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by ``jumping,'' as in draughts. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also {solitary}. (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus {Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called the {invisible bird}. [1913 Webster]


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  • Solitary — 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. [1913 Webster] Those rare and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Solitary — (englisch für „einsam“, „einzeln“, auch verkürzt für „Einzelhaft“) ist der Name von: Solitary (Fernsehserie), einer US amerikanischen Reality TV Show, die von 2006 bis 2010 auf FOX ausgestrahlt wurde, seit 2010 auch auf ProSieben Solitary, der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Solitary — may refer to: * shortened form of solitary confinement in jail * Solitary (Lost), an episode of the TV series Lost * Solitary (TV series), a reality show made by FOX * Solitary (Don Dokken album) , 2008 album by Don Dokkenee also* Solitaire… …   Wikipedia

  • solitary — [säl′ə ter΄ē] adj. [ME < OFr solitaire < L solitarius < solus, alone, SOLE2] 1. living or being alone 2. without others; single; only [a solitary example] 3. characterized by loneliness or lack of companions 4. lonely; remote;… …   English World dictionary

  • Solitary — Episodio de Lost Título «Solitario» Episodio nº 9 Temporada 1 Escrito por Damon Lindelof …   Wikipedia Español

  • solitary — I adjective abandoned, aloof, anchoretic, anchoretical, avoiding the society of others, celibate, cloistered, companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, disjoined, disjunct, enisled, eremetical, eremitic, eremitish, estranged, fellowless,… …   Law dictionary

  • solitary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) done or existing alone. 2) secluded or isolated. 3) single; only. 4) (of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial. ► NOUN (pl. solitaries) 1) a recluse or hermit. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • Solitary — Sol i*ta*ry, n. One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • solitary — mid 14c., from O.Fr. solitaire, from L. solitarius alone, lonely, from solitas loneliness, solitude, from solus alone (see SOLE (Cf. sole) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • solitary — 1 *alone, lonely, lonesome, lone, forlorn, lorn, desolate Analogous words: isolated, secluded (see corresponding nouns at SOLITUDE): retired, withdrawn (see GO): forsaken, deserted, abandoned (see ABANDON) 2 *single, sole, unique, lone, separate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • solitary — [adj] alone, single; unsociable aloof, antisocial, cloistered, companionless, deserted, desolate, distant, eremetic, forsaken, friendless, hermitical, hidden, individual, introverted, isolated, lone, lonely, lonesome, lorn, misanthropic, offish,… …   New thesaurus

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