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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

solitaire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: solitaire

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loner/ˈloʊ.nər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il a toujours été un solitaire qui aimait lire en paix."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who avoids the company or companionship of others.

    "He has always been a bit of a loner, preferring his own company to crowded parties."
  2. 2

    An animal that lives or moves independently rather than with a herd or pack.

    "The older wolf was a loner, hunting across the territory without a pack."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'lone', which originated in the 16th century as a contraction of 'lonesome' or 'alone' (from Old English 'ālena'). The suffix '-er' was added in the 19th century to denote a person who habitually acts in a specified manner, specifically someone who prefers solitude.

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