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solitary |
Grep of noun solitary solitary solitary confinement solitary pussytoes solitary vireo Overview of noun solitary The noun solitary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. solitary confinement, solitary -- (confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary") 2. hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte -- (one who lives in solitude) Overview of adj solitary The adj solitary has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) eremitic, eremitical, lone, solitary -- (characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition") 2. (0) lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary -- (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") 3. (1) nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary -- (of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees") 4. alone, lone, lonely, solitary -- (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") 5. lonely, solitary -- (enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading") 6. lonely, solitary, unfrequented -- (separated from or unfrequented by others remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake") Antonyms of adj solitary 6 senses of solitary Sense 1 eremitic, eremitical, lone(postnominal), solitary INDIRECT (VIA unsocial) -> social Sense 2 lone(postnominal), lonesome(postnominal), only(postnominal), sole(postnominal), solitary(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA single) -> multiple Sense 3 nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary INDIRECT (VIA ungregarious) -> gregarious Sense 4 alone(prenominal), lone(postnominal), lonely(postnominal), solitary INDIRECT (VIA unaccompanied) -> accompanied, attended Sense 5 lonely(postnominal), solitary INDIRECT (VIA unsocial) -> social Sense 6 lonely(postnominal), solitary, unfrequented INDIRECT (VIA inaccessible) -> accessible Similarity of adj solitary 6 senses of solitary Sense 1 eremitic, eremitical, lone(postnominal), solitary => unsocial (vs. social) Sense 2 lone(postnominal), lonesome(postnominal), only(postnominal), sole(postnominal), solitary(postnominal) => single(postnominal) (vs. multiple) Sense 3 nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary => ungregarious (vs. gregarious) Sense 4 alone(prenominal), lone(postnominal), lonely(postnominal), solitary => unaccompanied (vs. accompanied) Sense 5 lonely(postnominal), solitary => unsocial (vs. social) Sense 6 lonely(postnominal), solitary, unfrequented => inaccessible (vs. accessible), unaccessible Attributes of adj solitary Familiarity of adj solitary solitary used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj solitary solitary Overview of noun solitary The noun solitary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. solitary confinement, solitary -- (confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary") 2. hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte -- (one who lives in solitude) Overview of adj solitary The adj solitary has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) eremitic, eremitical, lone, solitary -- (characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition") 2. (0) lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary -- (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") 3. (1) nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary -- (of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees") 4. alone, lone, lonely, solitary -- (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") 5. lonely, solitary -- (enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading") 6. lonely, solitary, unfrequented -- (separated from or unfrequented by others remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake")
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