solitary

US /ˈsɑː.lə.ter.i/

UK /ˈsɑː.lə.ter.i/

1.

a recluse or hermit.

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he had something of the solitary about him

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loner lone wolf introvert recluse hermit hikikomori eremite anchorite anchoress stylite cenobite

2.

short for

1.

done or existing alone.

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I live a pretty solitary life

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lonely unaccompanied friendless antisocial unsociable withdrawn reclusive cloistered introverted lonesome

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sociable

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solitary confinement