Synonyms: hermit, recluse, troglodyte, solitary, solitudinarian
Definition: one who lives in solitude
Similar words: lone hand, lone wolf, loner
Definition: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
Synonyms: solitary, solitary confinement
Definition: confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners
Usage: he was held in solitary
Synonyms: unfrequented, lonely, solitary
Definition: devoid of creatures
Usage: a lonely crossroads; a solitary retreat; a trail leading to an unfrequented lake
Similar words: uninhabited
Definition: not having inhabitants; not lived in
Usage: an uninhabited island; gaping doors of uninhabited houses
Synonyms: only, sole, solitary, lone, lonesome
Definition: being the only one; single and isolated from others
Usage: the lone doctor in the entire county; a lonesome pine; an only child; the sole heir; the sole example; a solitary instance of cowardice; a solitary speck in the sky
Similar words: single
Definition: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
Usage: upon the hill stood a single tower; had but a single thought which was to escape; a single survivor; a single serving; a single lens; a single thickness
Synonyms: solitary, lone, lonely
Definition: characterized by or preferring solitude
Usage: a lone wolf; a lonely existence; a man of a solitary disposition; a solitary walk
Similar words: unsocial
Definition: not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions
Usage: the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors
Synonyms: lone, lonely, alone, solitary
Definition: lacking companions or companionship
Usage: he was alone when we met him; she is alone much of the time; the lone skier on the mountain; a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel; a lonely soul; a solitary traveler
Similar words: unaccompanied
Definition: being without an escort
Synonyms: nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary
Definition: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies
Usage: solitary bees
Similar words: ungregarious
Definition: (of animals) not gregarious