Solitary is the state of being alone. The term may refer to:
- shortened form of solitary confinement in jail
- Solitary but social, a type of social organization in biology where individuals forage alone but share sleeping space
- Solitary (Lost), an episode of the TV series Lost
- Solitary (TV series), a reality show made by FOX
- Solitary (album), 2008 album by Don Dokken
- Solitary ritual, occult practice
- Solitary Mountain, a mountain in Yukon, Canada
Famous quotes containing the word solitary:
“... the aspiring immigrant ... is not content to progress alone. Solitary success is imperfect success in his eyes. He must take his family with him as he rises.”
—Mary Antin (1881–1949)
“Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
“In his lonely solitude, the solitary man feeds upon himself; in the thronging multitude, the many feed upon him. Now choose.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)