Difference between Solitary and Only

What is the difference between Solitary and Only?

Solitary as an adjective is living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates. while Only as an adjective is singular; part of a relatively small number

Solitary

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Living or being by one's self; alone; having no companion present; being without associates. Lonely. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; as, a solitary residence or place. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example. Not associated with others of the same kind.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

Example sentence: Life is a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.

Only

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: without others or anything further; exclusivelyno more than; justas recently as

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: singular; part of a relatively small numberwithout sibling; without a sibling of the same gendersingularly superior; the best

Part of speech: conjunction

Definition: Under the condition that; but.However.But for the fact that; except.

Example sentence: Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

We hope you now know whether to use Solitary or Only in your sentence.

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