solitary

English Thesaurus

1. one who lives in solitude (noun.person)

hypernym	:	lone hand, lone wolf, loner,
definition	:	a person who avoids the company or assistance of others (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	john the baptist, st. john the baptist,
definition	:	(New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome (noun.person)

2. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners (noun.state)

hypernym	:	confinement,
definition	:	the state of being confined (noun.state)

3. devoid of creatures (adj.all)

similar	:	uninhabited,
definition	:	not having inhabitants; not lived in (adj.all)

4. being the only one; single and isolated from others (adj.all)

similar	:	single,
definition	:	existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual (adj.all)

5. characterized by or preferring solitude (adj.all)

similar	:	unsocial,
definition	:	not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions (adj.all)

6. lacking companions or companionship (adj.all)

similar	:	unaccompanied,
definition	:	being without an escort (adj.all)

7. of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies (adj.all)

similar	:	ungregarious,
definition	:	(of animals) not gregarious (adj.all)

8. one who lives in solitude (noun.person)

derivation	:	lone, lonely, solitary,
definition	:	characterized by or preferring solitude (adj.all)

derivation	:	recluse, reclusive, withdrawn,
definition	:	withdrawn from society; seeking solitude (adj.all)

derivation	:	anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, hermitical,
definition	:	characterized by ascetic solitude (adj.all)

9. being the only one; single and isolated from others (adj.all)

derivation	:	aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness,
definition	:	a disposition toward being alone (noun.attribute)

10. characterized by or preferring solitude (adj.all)

derivation	:	hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte,
definition	:	one who lives in solitude (noun.person)

11. lacking companions or companionship (adj.all)

derivation	:	aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness,
definition	:	a disposition toward being alone (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	loneliness, solitariness, loneliness, solitariness,
definition	:	the state of being alone in solitary isolation (noun.state)

12. one who lives in solitude (noun.person)

derivation	:	lone, lonely, solitary,
definition	:	characterized by or preferring solitude (adj.all)

derivation	:	recluse, reclusive, withdrawn,
definition	:	withdrawn from society; seeking solitude (adj.all)

derivation	:	anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, hermitical,
definition	:	characterized by ascetic solitude (adj.all)

13. being the only one; single and isolated from others (adj.all)

derivation	:	aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness, aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness,
definition	:	a disposition toward being alone (noun.attribute)

14. characterized by or preferring solitude (adj.all)

derivation	:	hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte,
definition	:	one who lives in solitude (noun.person)

15. lacking companions or companionship (adj.all)

derivation	:	aloneness, loneliness, lonesomeness, solitariness,
definition	:	a disposition toward being alone (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	loneliness, solitariness, loneliness, solitariness,
definition	:	the state of being alone in solitary isolation (noun.state)