Hyphenation of solitary

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word solitary? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

soli-tary

Definitions of solitary:

1.	Confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners He was held in solitary
2.	One who lives in solitude
3.	Characterized by or preferring solitude A lone wolf A lonely existence A man of a solitary disposition A solitary walk
4.	Of plants and animals Not growing or living in groups or colonies Solitary bees
5.	Lacking companions or companionship He was alone when we met him She is alone much of the time The lone skier on the mountain A lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel A lonely soul A solitary traveler
6.	Being the only one Single and isolated from others The lone doctor in the entire county A lonesome pine An only child The sole heir The sole example A solitary instance of cowardice A solitary speck in the sky
7.	Devoid of creatures A lonely crossroads A solitary retreat A trail leading to an unfrequented lake

Synonyms of solitary:

adj	eremitic, eremitical, lone, unsocial
adj	nongregarious, nonsocial, ungregarious
adj	alone, lone, lonely, unaccompanied
adj	lonely, unsocial
adj	lone, lonesome, only, sole, single
adj	lonely, unfrequented, inaccessible, unaccessible
noun	solitary confinement, confinement
noun	hermit, recluse, solitudinarian, troglodyte, loner, lone wolf, lone hand

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.