solo

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. (not-comparable) Without a companion or instructor.
2. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Adv

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. (slang) To independently perform an action, especially a challenging task.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

alone

by oneself

unaccompanied

on one’s own

lone

solo flight

single

aria

tod

solo performance

one-person show

single part

independence

monody

odd

sola

sole

solitary

stand-alone

Translations

solo

Solo

solo

solo

solo

solo

solitario

assolo

solo

da solista

in solitaria

solista

per solista

seul

σόλο

Sentences

He has released eleven solo studio albums .

It also released the first two solo albums by Noreaga.