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# solitary

«solitary» in Mova's school dictionary: **alone, with no one else; a solitary animal lives on its own** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (solitary); noun (solitary — informal for solitary confinement)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Solitary means alone, with no one else; a solitary animal lives on its own. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#m1)

2) Solitary means single, only one: a solitary tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#m2)

3) A solitary place is lonely and far from people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science: solitary animals (tigers, bears) versus social animals (ants, wolves). In stories: a solitary figure on a hill. Phrases: solitary life, solitary confinement, a solitary tree.

### examples

- Tigers are solitary animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x1)
- A solitary tree stood in the field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x2)
- The lighthouse keeper lived a solitary life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x3)
- He went for a solitary walk on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x4)
- Not a solitary person came to the shop all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x5)
- Some bees are solitary and do not live in hives. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x6)
- A CERTAIN poor widow had one solitary Sheep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/#x7)

### note

Similar: alone, lone, single. Opposite: social. Noun: solitude. Being solitary is being alone; being lonely is feeling sad about it — not the same.

### In the corpora

- [Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.374/)
- [HOW DOTH the city sit solitary, that was full of people!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «solitary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solitary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.