Solitary vs. Solitude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Solitary and Solitude
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Solitary
Existing, living, or going without others; alone
A solitary traveler.
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Solitude
Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation, i.e., lack of contact with people. It can have both positive and negative effects, depending on the situation.
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Solitary
Happening, done, or made alone
A solitary evening.
Solitary pursuits such as reading and sewing.
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Solitude
The state or quality of being alone or remote from others
Composers need solitude to work.
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Solitary
Remote from civilization; secluded
A solitary retreat.
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Solitude
The state of being secluded or uninhabited
Sought out the solitude of the forest.
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Solitary
(Zoology) Living alone or in pairs only
Solitary wasps.
Solitary sparrows.
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Solitude
A secluded or uninhabited place
"Beyond his bleak sky-line there stretched vast solitudes" (Jack London).
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Solitary
Single and set apart from others
A solitary instance of cowardice.
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Solitude
Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
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Solitary
A person who lives alone; a recluse.
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Solitude
A lonely or deserted place.
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Solitary
Solitary confinement.
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Solitude
State of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely life; loneliness.
Whosoever is delighted with solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
O Solitude! where are the charmsThat sages have seen in thy face?
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Solitary
(countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
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Solitude
Remoteness from society; destitution of company; seclusion; - said of places; as, the solitude of a wood.
The solitude of his little parish is become matter of great comfort to him.
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Solitary
(uncountable) Solitary confinement.
The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary.
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Solitude
Solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness.
In these deep solitudes and awful cellsWhere heavenly pensive contemplation dwells.
O blest retirement, friend to life's decline.
Such only can enjoy the country who are capable of thinking when they are there; then they are prepared for solitude; and in that [the country] solitude is prepared for them.
It is a place of seclusion from the external world.
These evils . . . seem likely to reduce it [a city] ere long to the loneliness and the insignificance of a village.
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Solitary
(uncountable) The state of being solitary; solitude
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Solitude
A state of social isolation
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Solitary
Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
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Solitude
A solitary place
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Solitary
Performed, passed, or endured alone
A solitary journey
A solitary life
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Solitude
A disposition toward being alone
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Solitary
Not much visited or frequented; remote from society
A solitary residence or place
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Solitary
Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted
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Solitary
Gloomy; dismal, because of not being inhabited.
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Solitary
Single; individual; sole.
A solitary example
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Solitary
(botany) Not associated with others of the same kind.
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Solitary
Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
Those rare and solitary, these in flocks.
Hie home unto my chamber,Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary.
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Solitary
Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life.
Satan . . . explores his solitary flight.
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Solitary
Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
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Solitary
Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people.
Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein.
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Solitary
Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example.
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Solitary
Not associated with others of the same kind.
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Solitary
One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.
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Solitary
Confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners;
He was held in solitary
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Solitary
One who lives in solitude
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Solitary
Characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life;
The eremitic element in the life of a religious colony
A lone wolf
A man of a solitary disposition
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Solitary
Of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies;
Solitary bees
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Solitary
Lacking companions or companionship;
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
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Solitary
Enjoyed or performed alone;
A lonely existence
His lonely room
Took a solitary walk
Enjoyed her solitary dinner
Solitary pursuits such as reading
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Solitary
Being the only one; single and isolated from others;
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
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Solitary
Separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded;
A lonely crossroads
A solitary retreat
A trail leading to an unfrequented lake
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