solitudinarian
/ˌsɒlɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/
solitudinarian means one who remains solitary. It carries an Arena rating of 1665, earned across 18 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, solitudinarian ranks #1,142 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,067 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #4,366 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #5,893 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
solitudinarian is pronounced /ˌsɒlɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/.
Why “solitudinarian” is a great word
A person who leads a secluded or solitary life by deliberate and sustained choice. From Latin sōlitūdin-, the oblique stem of sōlitūdō ("solitude"), from sōlus ("alone") + -tūdō (noun-forming suffix), combined with the English suffix -arian ("one who believes in or practices"). First recorded in English use in the 1690s. Unlike a hermit, whose retreat is often religious or ascetic, or a loner, a casual term lacking the weight of permanent arrangement, a solitudinarian pursues seclusion as a secular philosophy of being. It is the quiet click of a deadbolt in a country house at dusk, the scholar's desk facing a window to the woods, and the walker on the empty moor—a life organized not around absence, but around a profound and chosen presence to the self.
Etymology
From Latin sōlitūdin- + -arian, from oblique stem of Latin sōlitūdō, from sōlus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, solitude + -arian.
noun
- One who remains solitary.
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