■ adjective
1》 done or existing alone.
↘(of a bee, wasp, etc.) not social or colonial.
2》 secluded or isolated.
3》 [often with negative ] single; only.
4》 (of a flower or other part) borne singly.
■ noun ( plural solitaries )
1》 a recluse or hermit.
2》 informal ~ confinement.
Derivatives
solitarily adverb
solitariness noun
Origin
ME: from L. solitarius , from solus 'alone'.