solitary
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
he was held in solitary
Types & categories
- confinement hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by or preferring solitude
a lone wolf
Related & opposite
- aloneness derivation
- troglodyte derivation
- unsocial similar to
Sense 3 noun
one who lives in solitude
Types & categories
- loner hypernym
- John the Baptist instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- solitary derivation
- recluse derivation
- anchoritic derivation
Sense 4 adjective
of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
solitary bees
Related & opposite
- loneliness derivation
- ungregarious similar to
Sense 5 adjective
lacking companions or companionship
he was alone when we met him
Related & opposite
- aloneness derivation
- loneliness derivation
- unaccompanied similar to
Sense 6 adjective
devoid of creatures
a lonely crossroads
Related & opposite
- uninhabited similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | confinement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | aloneness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | troglodyte |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsocial |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | solitary |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | recluse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | anchoritic |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | loner |
| 3 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | John the Baptist |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | loneliness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | ungregarious |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | aloneness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | loneliness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | unaccompanied |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | uninhabited |