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Solitary vs. lonely #1 (permalink) Sat Feb 18, 2006 15:26 pm   Solitary vs. lonely
 

English Synonym, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #69 "Synonyms for lonely and alone", question 2

Mother tries to hide it, but we know that she is a ......... woman.

(a) single
(b) alone
(c) lonely
(d) solitary

English Synonym, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #69 "Synonyms for lonely and alone", answer 2

Mother tries to hide it, but we know that she is a lonely woman.

Correct answer: (c) lonely
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Solitary vs. lonely #2 (permalink) Sat Feb 18, 2006 17:58 pm   Solitary vs. lonely
 

Dear Goran,
Alone means being apart from others but it does not necessarily imply unhappiness.
Solitary means quite alone, deprived of the society of others, it implies a sense of isolation and remoteness. Solitary often stresses physical isolation that is self-imposed.
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Solitary vs. lonely #3 (permalink) Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:29 am   Solitary vs. lonely
 

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I don't entirely agree. Look at these definitions--

Solitary: enjoyed or performed alone; characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life. Self-imposed, indeed, but not 'deprived' of society.

cf. Lonely: marked by dejection from being alone.

On the other hand, Daniela's definition of alone is accurate: it is the neutral statement of 'without anybody else'.
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Single #4 (permalink) Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:46 am   Single
 

Hi Goran,

Let me try and wrap these 4 adjectives together in one picture:

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(a) single
(b) alone
(c) lonely
(d) solitary

A person is described as single if they have no partner/spouse/husband wife and this word is used in official language when reference is made to payment for example of taxes or allowances for a - a single person. Now as a result of being single our friend lives alone because there is anybody else in the house. If no-one comes to see them, no-one writes them a letter and no-one talks to them, they could well feel lonely. To other people this person is never seen in company with anyone else and is therefore described as a solitary figure.

Just some thoughts.

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