English → Latin
“solitary” in Latin
sōlitāriussolitary; lonely, lonesomesōlivaguswandering alone; solitary, single, alonesōlusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others around; solitary, uninhabiteddēserōto leave, depart, desert, quit; to forsake, abandon, give up; to let downfrequēnscrowded, crammed, packed; filled with a multitude, filled, full, crowded, populous; frequent, repeated
The English word solitary itself goes back to Latin sōlus, through sōlitārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solitary
Single, Vid:
Lonely, remote from others, solitarius: solivagus (living alone, of men and animals): solus: desertus (without inhabitants, of places; opposed to celeber, frequens). A solitary life, vita solitaria (general term); vita inculta et deserta ab amicis (friendless): to lead a solitary life, vitam solitarius ago; in solitudine vivere; tempus solum in secreto vivere; vitam agere segregem (Sen., Benef., 4, 18, 2); hominum canventus fugere (to avoid society), solitaria natura esse (of animals which frequent solitary places, Varr., R.R., 3, 16, 4): a solitary place, locus solus or desertus (opposed to locus frequens or celeber); locus ab arbitris remotus (where one has no witnesses).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solitary?
- The usual Latin words for “solitary” are sōlitārius, sōlivagus, sōlus; also dēserō, frequēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.