SOLO

solo

(adjective) composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; “a passage for solo clarinet”

alone, solo, unaccompanied

(adverb) without anybody else or anything else; “the child stayed home alone”; “the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing”; “he flew solo”

solo

(noun) a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

solo

(noun) any activity that is performed alone without assistance

solo

(noun) a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)

solo

(verb) perform a piece written for a single instrument

solo

(verb) fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

solo (plural solos or soli)

(music) A piece of music for one performer.

A job or performance done by one person alone.

(games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner

A single shot of espresso.

(Gaelic football) An instance of soloing the football.

Coordinate terms

• (coffee): doppio, triplo (rare)

Adjective

solo (comparative more solo, superlative most solo)

Without a companion or instructor.

(music) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Adverb

solo (not comparable)

Alone, without a companion.

Verb

solo (third-person singular simple present soloes, present participle soloing, simple past and past participle soloed)

(music) To perform a solo.

To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

(Gaelic football) To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.

Anagrams

• Loos, OOLs, Oslo, loos, sloo, sool

Source: Wiktionary


So"lo, n.; pl. E. Solos, It. Soli. Etym: [It., from L. solus alone. See Sole, a.] (Mus.)

Definition: A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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