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solitaire, solitary
solitaire (SAH i tair") (noun)
1. Any of a number of card games in which there is only one player: "In the evening, she likes to get her cards out and play solitaire while sitting by the fire."
2. A gem stone (diamond, etc.) mounted in a single setting with no other stones: "Her engagement ring was a beautiful topaz solitaire."
2. A gem stone (diamond, etc.) mounted in a single setting with no other stones: "Her engagement ring was a beautiful topaz solitaire."
solitary (SAH i ter" ee) (adjective)
1. Living alone, isolated, without companionship: "He lived a solitary life style during the summer when he was camping."
2. Being both single and isolated: "She provided a solitary example of the relationship between rocks and lichens."
3. Living in a prison with no other inmates: "Because of his dangerous behavior, the criminal was placed in solitary confinement for two weeks."
2. Being both single and isolated: "She provided a solitary example of the relationship between rocks and lichens."
3. Living in a prison with no other inmates: "Because of his dangerous behavior, the criminal was placed in solitary confinement for two weeks."
Living a solitary existence needs a high light or two. She often plays solitaire out on the balcony while admiring her solitaire engagement ring.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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solitary
1. Done without the company of other people.
2. Preferring to be or live alone.
3. Existing as the only one of its kind.
4. In zoology, used to describe animals that live alone or in pairs rather than in colonies or social groups.
5. In botany, a reference to flowers that grow singly rather than as a cluster.
2. Preferring to be or live alone.
3. Existing as the only one of its kind.
4. In zoology, used to describe animals that live alone or in pairs rather than in colonies or social groups.
5. In botany, a reference to flowers that grow singly rather than as a cluster.
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(Greek: lonely, solitary; hermit; desert)