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solitary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte |
| Type of | lone wolf, loner, lone hand |
solitary::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | solitary confinement |
| Type of | confinement |
he was held in solitary.
solitary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nongregarious, nonsocial |
| Derivation | solitariness |
solitary bees.
solitary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lonely, unfrequented |
a solitary retreat.
Examples of solitary
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He said he also suffered from the psychological effects of solitary confinement.
From the bostonherald.com
The prison was so crowded, however, that even in solitary he had two room-mates.
From the economist.com
She frees them from solitary one at a time, using steady hands and a calm voice.
From the ocregister.com
Better results seemed to come from sensory deprivation and solitary confinement.
From the theatlantic.com
Mo and his brother Yunis were tortured and spent a year in solitary confinement.
From the newsweek.com
The normally solitary insects cluster when the brain chemical serotonin is high.
From the latimes.com
Shortly afterward I went to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a week's solitary work.
From the newsobserver.com
More than 10 percent in solitary confinement are held there for 75 days or more.
From the nytimes.com
These have become reduced by 20th-century wear and tear to a solitary Lone Pine.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Lone(a): characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"
- Solitary confinement: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
- Hermit: one who lives in solitude
- Nongregarious: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"
- Alone(p): 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"
- Lone(a): 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"
- Solitary is a 2008 acoustic rock album by Don Dokken (Singer of his original band Dokken). The album was only sold to fans attending his tour for the album.
- "Solitary" is the ninth episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Greg Yaitanes and written by David Fury. It first aired on November 17, 2004 on ABC. The character of Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
- Solitary is a reality show on the Fox Reality Channel whose contestants were kept in solitary confinement. It was the channel's first original series commission with its debut on May 29, 2006. Solitary 4.0 premiered on January 30, 2010 and ended on March 20, 2010. ...
