solo

noun

so·lo | \ ˈsō-(ˌ)lō

plural solos

Definition of solo

(Entry 1 of 4)

1 or plural soli\ ˈsō-(ˌ)lē \

a : a musical composition for a single voice or instrument with or without accompaniment

b : the featured part of a concerto or similar work

2 : a performance in which the performer has no partner or associate : something undertaken or done alone a student pilot's first solo

3 : any of several card games in which a player elects to play without a partner against the other players

solo

adverb

Definition of solo (Entry 2 of 4)

: without a companion : alone fly solo

solo

adjective

Definition of solo (Entry 3 of 4)

1 : accommodating one person a solo canoe

2 : of, relating to, or being a solo a solo performance a solo flight

3 : hit with no runners on base a solo home run

solo

verb

soloed; soloing\ ˈsō-(ˌ)lō-iŋ

, -lə-wiŋ \

Definition of solo (Entry 4 of 4)

intransitive verb

: to perform by oneself: such as

a : to perform a musical solo

b : to fly an airplane without one's instructor on board

transitive verb

1 : to fly (an aircraft) alone

2 : to climb (something, such as a mountain) alone

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Synonyms & Antonyms for solo

Synonyms: Adjective

alone, lone, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, unaccompanied

Antonyms: Adjective

accompanied

Examples of solo in a Sentence

Noun

She is learning to fly and she flew her first solo yesterday.

Adjective

a student pilot's first solo flight She left the band last year and started a solo career. He just issued his first solo album.

Verb

The guitarist solos on practically every song. She soloed for the first time yesterday.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

For the last decade, the 30-year-old singer-songwriter has been working with big names like Kesha and Adam Lambert while slowly building up his solo career. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Wrabel's Road to Happiness: How the Singer-Songwriter Went Independent & Found Joy," 29 Aug. 2019 The 23-year-old served a stellar performance complete with a basketball court set, a breath-taking dance solo, and so much twerking. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Normani Gave the Performance of the Year at the 2019 VMAs," 27 Aug. 2019 But a number of Chinese K-pop stars — citing unfair treatment — left their K-pop groups to pursue lucrative solo careers in mainland China. — Fortune, "Chinese Pop Stars Publicly Back Beijing on Hong Kong," 19 Aug. 2019 To a lot of Americans, jazz means screeching solos and helter-skelter rhythms, even though that's just one small slice of the pie. — Dallas News, "If Dallas vocalist Jazzmeia Horn is the new star of jazz, then why is her career such a struggle?," 16 Aug. 2019 The adventurer previously crossed Mongolia solo and unsupported and also walked the entire interior of Madagascar, summiting its 8 highest mountains along the way. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Welsh Man Is First to Walk the Length of the Yangtze River," 13 Aug. 2019 This concert will feature some of Ken's favorite works for classical guitar in solo and chamber ensemble settings, as performed by his former students and FAU alums. — sun-sentinel.com, "Deaths in South Florida: 8/4," 4 Aug. 2019 But despite that, women weren’t competing in the solos and duos events at the Fortnite World Cup. — Nicole Carpenter, The Verge, "No women competed at the Fortnite World Cup, but top players want to change that," 2 Aug. 2019 His award-winning works have been exhibited in solo and group shows in the United States and Argentina. — Deborah Hornblow, courant.com, "Passionate Pursuits: Even working full-time, these people are seriously devoted to their after-hours projects," 22 July 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

Ultra Worldwide has announced that the underground house and techno branch of its brand is officially going solo. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Ultra's Resistance Announces Three-Day Summer Event in Mexico," 11 Apr. 2018 Players can go solo, which means surviving as the last person standing among 100 others, or play in a duo or squad and fend off other teams to win. — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, "Drake and Ninja play 'Fortnite.' So do your kids. What's the draw?," 15 Mar. 2018 Back in Wapakoneta to stay in 1944, Armstrong had a student pilot’s license before his 16th birthday and was flying solo shortly thereafter. — Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, "How Neil Armstrong earned the moon landing’s lead role: Apollo 11 at 50," 16 July 2019 Years before Kylie Jenner was even born, Cher made an everyday option out of wigs, ditching her signature great lengths for a swingy flapper bob as a visual marker of independence, and going solo in 1975. — Mackenzie Wagoner, Vogue, "Happy Birthday, Cher! Celebrating the Icon's 16 Best Hair Moments," 20 May 2019 Meanwhile, at the bottom of the planet, Colin O'Brady's claim to being the first to cross Antarctica solo, unsupported, and unaided was heralded by the media (including our own), but received a wrath of backlash from the polar community. — National Geographic, "The best of National Geographic delivered to your inbox.," 5 Mar. 2019 But perhaps the longest moment came in the form of a nine-minute-long cello solo by 19-year-old Sheku Kanneh-Mason. — Amanda Arnold, The Cut, "How Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Picked the 19-Year-Old Royal Wedding Cellist," 19 May 2018 When Pallotta himself goes solo with it, the results get much odder, almost like an atmospheric horror flick. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "More Human Than Human Documentarians Discuss the Film's AI Lessons," 30 Apr. 2018 In Mexico City, Mujica had said the capital was the caravan's last official stop, but many of the migrants feared going solo on the dangerous final leg north and decided to keep travelling en masse. — CBS News, "Remnants of migrant caravan resume trek to U.S. border," 19 Apr. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

But Trump canceled his trip to Poland late last week to monitor the situation with Hurricane Dorian, prompting the State Department to quickly organize a solo trip for Pompeo. — Oliver Darcy, CNN, "Mike Pompeo is chided for traveling to a diplomatic meeting without the press," 2 Sep. 2019 The roughly 90-minute set was electric, as the dashing and dapper 73-year-old star led fans on a memorable trip through both his Roxy Music days and his solo catalog. — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, "Review: Bryan Ferry brings Roxy Music mania back to Bay Area," 1 Sep. 2019 How is that arrangement different from being a solo act? — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, "On the way to farewell concert in West Palm Beach, an ailing Peter Frampton shares love, laughter," 30 Aug. 2019 The artist, who grew up in Virginia Beach, will present his first solo museum exhibition that reflects his lifelong interest in innovation, technology and space. — Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, "Top Baltimore arts events for fall 2019," 29 Aug. 2019 Bookstores are ideal for solo travel, but restaurants and bars can be less so — there's a certain self-consciousness about asking a hostess for a table for one. — Taylor Blatchford, Dallas News, "Discovering the merits of solo travel through a one-woman exploration of Portland," 27 Aug. 2019 Samantha Sayers was last seen Aug. 1, 2018, while on a solo day-hike up Vesper Peak in the North Cascades. — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, "A year after officials called off search for hiker Sam Sayers, her mother is still looking," 23 Aug. 2019 To the chagrin of Astros bettors, however, both were solo home runs off right-hander and Cy Young favorite Justin Verlander to lead the Tigers to a 2-1 victory at Minute Maid Park. — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, "Big favorites at sportsbooks for second time in 10 days, Houston Astros let down bettors again," 22 Aug. 2019 Motivates’ the Internet to Stan Fifth Harmony’s breakout solo star Normani has solidified her spot as music’s artist to watch. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, "The Most Viral Moments from the 2019 VMA Nominees," 22 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Like, there’s no need to jump straight to solo dining, which is definitely at least a level three experience. — Anna Borges, SELF, "7 Tips for Anyone Who Gets Depressed in the Summer," 21 June 2019 In their performance, Panzer and Tucker begin in a formation sequence, move from a tail chase to solo tricks and then join back up for more formation. — Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, "Still an air show rarity, female pilot Jessy Panzer to perform in Chicago this weekend," 15 Aug. 2019 Like Edwards before her, Kim jumped to solo

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