solitary
noun/ˈsɒlətri/
/ˈsɑːləteri/
(plural solitaries)
- [uncountable] (informal) solitary confinement (= a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone in a separate cell)
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- [countable] (formal) a person who chooses to live alone
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.
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