solo

Meaning

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

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.

Concepts

solo

alone

unaccompanied

by oneself

lone

on one’s own

single

aria

solo flight

independence

sole

solo performance

single part

one-person show

sola

monody

odd

solitary

stand-alone

tod

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/

Etymology

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

Sentences

He has released eleven solo studio albums .