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one is not the loneliest number, it's just the most honest one.
means existing or living alone, without company, by choice or circumstance.
from from latin solitarius, from solus meaning alone — same root that gives us solo and sole, the word has always meant exactly what it says.
prison usagesolitary confinement can alter brain structure within weeks
animal kingdomtigers are solitary; lions are the anomaly among cats
linguistic cousinsolitaire the card game, named for playing alone
for instance
thoreau at walden — two years, two months alone by a pond, 1845
solitary confinement — un calls anything over 15 days torture
lighthouse keepers — historically stationed alone for months at remote posts
reinhold messner — first person to summit everest solo, no oxygen, 1980