Difference between Solitudinarian and Solitary

What is the difference between Solitudinarian and Solitary?

Solitudinarian as a noun is one who remains solitary. while Solitary as a noun is one who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse.

Solitudinarian

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who remains solitary.

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: For a solitary animal egoism is a virtue that tends to preserve and improve the species: in any kind of community it becomes a destructive vice.

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

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