solitariness

solitariness
solitary ► ADJECTIVE 1) done or existing alone. 2) secluded or isolated. 3) single; only. 4) (of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial.
► NOUN (pl. solitaries) 1) a recluse or hermit. 2) informal solitary confinement.
DERIVATIVES solitarily adverb solitariness noun.
ORIGIN Latin solitarius, from solus 'alone' .

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  • Solitariness — Sol i*ta*ri*ness, n. Condition of being solitary. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • solitariness — index privacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • solitariness — noun a) The state or quality of being solitary. The solitariness of the event made it even more notable. b) The result or product of being solitary …   Wiktionary

  • solitariness — noun see solitary I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • solitariness — See solitarily. * * * …   Universalium

  • solitariness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being alone: aloneness, isolation, loneliness, singleness, solitude. See INCLUDE …   English dictionary for students

  • solitariness — n. state or quality of being solitary or alone, isolation, seclusion, loneliness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • solitariness — n. 1. Retirement, seclusion, privacy. 2. Loneliness, solitude …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • solitariness — sol·i·tar·i·ness …   English syllables

  • solitariness — noun 1. the state of being alone in solitary isolation • Syn: ↑loneliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑solitary, ↑lonely (for: ↑loneliness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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