English Explanatory Dictionary

solo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of music for one performer.
  2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
  3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
  4. A single shot of espresso.
  5. An instance of soloing the football.
adj
  1. Without a companion or instructor.
  2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.
adv
  1. Alone, without a companion.
verb
  1. To perform a solo.
  2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
  3. To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.
  4. To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ /ˈsoʊl.oʊ/ /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-solo.wav

Word forms

solo solos soli soloes soloing soloed

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian solo, from Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).

Related words

solitaire number Solo Man

Derived words

solo queue deep-water solo fly solo free solo free-solo midsolo minisolo nonsolo soloable solo album solo concert sologamy soloism soloist solo parent solo poly solo polyamorous solo polyamory solopreneur soloprov solo run solo sex solosexual solo whist
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