Sŏl'i-ta-ry1, a.
(44), a. [Lat. solitarius, from solus, alone; Fr. solitaire, Pr. solitari, Sp. & It. solitario.]
Sense 1. Inclined to be alone; destitute of associates; being by one's self; alone; living alone; not having company. “Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.” Milton.
Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me sad and solitary. Shak.
Sense 2. Not much visited, or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place.
Sense 3. Gloomy; still; dismal.
Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. Job iii. 7.
Sense 4. Single; individual; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
Sense 5. (Bot.) Being one only in a place; separate; as, a solitary stipule.
A flower is said to be solitary when there is only one to each peduncle; a seed, when there is only one in a pericarp.