Definitions for SOLO
ˈsoʊ loʊso·lo

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. solonoun

   any activity that is performed alone without assistance

2. solonoun

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

3. soloadjective

   a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

4. soloverb

   composed or performed by a single voice or instrument

   "a passage for solo clarinet"

5. soloverb

   fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

6. soloadverb

   perform a piece written for a single instrument

7. alone, solo, unaccompaniedadverb

   without anybody else or anything else

   "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. solonoun

   A piece of music for one performer.

2. solonoun

   A job or performance done by one person alone.

3. solonoun

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

4. solonoun

   A single shot of espresso.

5. soloverb

   To perform a solo.

6. soloverb

   To perform something in the absence of anyone else.

7. soloadjective

   Without a companion or instructor.

8. soloadjective

   Of, or relating to, a musical solo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SOLOnoun

   A tune played by a single instrument.

   Etymology: Italian.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solo

   Solo was the Russian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. It was performed by Alsou, and was composed by Andrew Lane and Brandon Barnes. It performed ninth on the night, following Norway's Charmed with "My Heart Goes Boom" and preceding Belgium's Nathalie Sorce with "Envie de vivre". At the close of the voting had received 155 points, placing 2nd in a field of 24. It was succeeded as Russian representative by Mumiy Troll with "Lady Alpine Blue".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Soloadjective

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

2. Etymology: [It., from L. solus alone. See Sole, a.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solo

   In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context. The word is also used for the act of performing a solo, and sometimes for the performer. The plural is soli or the anglicised form solos. In some context these are interchangeable, but soli tends to be restricted to classical music, and tends to refer to either the solo performers or the solo passages in a single piece: it would not often be used to refer to several pieces that happen to be for single performers. Furthermore, the word soli can be used to refer to a small number of simultaneous parts assigned to single players in an orchestral composition. In the Baroque concerto grosso, the term for such a group of soloists was concertino.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Solo

   sō′lō, n. a musical piece performed by only one voice or instrument:—pl. Sō′lōs.—adj. Sō′lō, unconcerted.—n. Sō′lōist. [It.,—L. solus, alone.]

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1. solo

   Song lyrics by solo -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by solo on the Lyrics.com website.

2. SOLO

   What does SOLO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SOLO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SOLO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Solo is ranked #28465 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Solo surname appeared 838 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Solo.
   
   64% or 537 total occurrences were White.
   14% or 118 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   11.3% or 95 total occurrences were Black.
   8.7% or 73 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Aviation
   • Fly
   • Musical Composition

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SOLO' in Nouns Frequency: #2774

Anagrams for SOLO »

1. loos

2. Oslo

3. sloo

4. sool

How to pronounce SOLO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SOLO in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOLO in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOLO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of SOLO in a Sentence

1. Hunter S. Thompson:

   A cap of good acid costs five dollars and for that you can hear the Universal Symphony with God singing solo and the Holy Ghost on drums.

2. Paul Simon:

   When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal.

3. Rookie Daniel Berger:

   If you told me I was going to finish solo second when the week started, I'd probably have taken it, right now, I am not as happy as I wish I was. It won't be the last time, so I just look at it as that.

4. Ryan Britt:

   I think a lot of heterosexual men learned how to flirt from Han Solo and Indiana Jones. But men like me grew up and realized you can't act like Han Solo. Han Solo is kind of a jerk.

5. Graham Nash:

   Having heard the Covid disinformation spread by Joe Rogan on Spotify, I completely agree with and support my friend, Neil Young and I am requesting that my solo recordings be removed from the service.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SOLO
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Solo
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SOLO
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SOLO
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SOLO
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SOLO
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html