1. [n]  one who lives in solitude
2. [n]  confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners; "he was held in solitary"
3. [adj]  separated from or unfrequented by others; remote or secluded; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
4. [adj]  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"
5. [adj]  enjoyed or performed alone; "a lonely existence"; "his lonely room"; "took a solitary walk"; "enjoyed her solitary dinner"; "solitary pursuits such as reading"
6. [adj]  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"
7. [adj]  of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"

SOLITARY is a 8 letter word that starts with S.

1. \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.
   F. solitaire. See {Sole}, a., and cf. {Solitaire}.]
   1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion
      present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.
   
            Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.
   
            Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me,
            sad and solitary.                     --Shak.
   
   2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary
      journey; a solitary life.
   
            Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.
   
   3. ot much visited or frequented remote from society;
      retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.
   
   4. 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.                               --Lam. i. 1.
   
            Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come
            therein.                              --Job iii. 7.
   
   5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of
      vengeance; a solitary example.
   
   6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.
   
   {Solitary ant} (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect
      of the family {Mutillid[ae]}. The female of these insects
      is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male
      is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also {spider ant}.
   
   
   {Solitary bee} (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not
      form communities.
   
   {Solitary sandpiper} (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler
      ({Totanus solitarius}).
   
   {Solitary snipe} (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]
   
   {Solitary thrush} (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]
   
   

2. \Sol"i*ta*ry\, n.
   One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a
   recluse.