solo
//ˈsoʊ.loʊ//
Forms
- Plural
- solos
- present (v1)
- solo
- past (v2)
- soloed
- past participle (v3)
- soloed
- present participle
- soloing
- 3rd person singular
- solos
Definitions
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.
1.Without a companion or instructor.
- Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum.
2.Of, or relating to, a musical solo.
1.Alone, without a companion.
- The Canadian superstar had been rumoured to be singing a duet with Lady Gaga, but instead went solo on the Eiffel Tower to bring the four-hour event to a stirring climax.
1.To perform a solo.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4900
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian solo
From Latin sōlus, probably related to se (“himself”).