solitarius
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
Latin > English
solitarius solitaria, solitarium ADJ :: solitary, living/acting on one's own; single (combat); without companion; sole
solitarius solitarius solitarii N M :: hermit; anchorite; person living alone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sōlĭtārĭus: a, um, adj. solus,
I alone, by itself, lonely, solitary (class.; syn. singularis): natura solitarium nihil amat, Cic. Lael. 23, 88: quoniam solitaria non posset virtus ad ea, quae summa sunt, pervenire, conjuncta et consociata cum alterā perveniret, id. ib. 22, 83: quae (natura) non solitaria sit neque simplex, sed cum alio juncta atque conexa, id. N. D. 2, 11, 29: deus desertus ac solitarius, Lact. 1, 7, 4; Min. Fel. 10, 3: hae apes non sunt solitaria natura, ut aquilae, sed ut homines, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 4: solitarius homo atque in agro vitam agens, living by himself, Cic. Off. 2, 11, 39: solitaria et velut umbratilis vita, Quint. 1, 2, 18: solitarium aliquod aut rarum judicatum afferre, Cic. Inv. 1, 44, 83: distentus solitariā cenā, i. e. with a dinner which he has taken by himself, Plin. Pan. 49: modo id egit, i. e. nothing else, Nazar. 33: imperium, absolute, Mamert. Grat. Act. 13: hominem solitarium tres tam validos evitasse juvenes, App. M. 3, p. 132, 2.— Pleon.: solus ac solitarius, App. M. 4, p. 146, 30.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sōlĭtārĭus,¹⁴ a, um (solus), isolé, solitaire : virtus solitaria Cic. Læl. 83, la vertu solitaire ; homo solitarius Cic. Off. 2, 39, homme vivant isolé.
