What does solo mean?
Definitions for solo
ˈsoʊ loʊso·lo
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word solo.
Princeton's WordNet
solonoun
any activity that is performed alone without assistance
solonoun
a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
soloadjective
a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
soloverb
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
"a passage for solo clarinet"
soloverb
fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
soloadverb
perform a piece written for a single instrument
alone, solo, unaccompaniedadverb
without anybody else or anything else
"the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo"
Wiktionary
solonoun
A piece of music for one performer.
solonoun
A job or performance done by one person alone.
solonoun
A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.
solonoun
A single shot of espresso.
soloverb
To perform a solo.
soloverb
To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
soloadjective
Without a companion or instructor.
soloadjective
Of, or relating to, a musical solo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SOLOnoun
A tune played by a single instrument.
Etymology: Italian.
Wikipedia
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".
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solo
Solo is a term used to describe a performance, act or a piece of work done individually or alone, without the assistance or participation of others. This term is often used in the context of music to refer to a piece or section performed by a single musician, but can also apply to other contexts such as sports, games, or any activity that can be performed independently.
Webster Dictionary
Soloadjective
a tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice
Etymology: [It., from L. solus alone. See Sole, a.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'solo' in Nouns Frequency: #2774
Anagrams for solo »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of solo in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of solo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of solo in a Sentence
We have one song featuring Beyoncé and Adele with a Chris Martin piano solo on the bridge.
Han Solo was going to marry Leia, and you look back and say, 'Should he be a cold-blooded killer?' because I was thinking mythologically -- should he be a cowboy, should he be John Wayne? And I said, 'Yeah, he should be John Wayne.' And when you're John Wayne, you don't shoot people (first) -- you let them have the first shot. It's a mythological reality that we hope our society pays attention to.
Putin's Playbook : Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America, allowing Putin to berate and discredit us in a solo press conference is quite a mistake for the President Biden administration. To give them that ability, China comes out on top.
Its 22 men that are in twice for their solo work and being in a big band, and no women.
I think fundamentally it's that charm. I think we forget that this is not the Han Solo from the trilogy, this is a younger Han Solo, so there's a chance for him to be a different person and to still have the same charm we all know but a new take at the character.
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- منفردArabic
- sóloCzech
- soloDanish
- allein machen, solo, ein Solo spielen, einzelnGerman
- σόλοGreek
- soloonEsperanto
- [[ir]] [[por]] [[su]] [[cuenta]], solo, solista, [[tocar]] un [[solo]], solitarioSpanish
- انفرادیPersian
- sooloFinnish
- soloFrench
- aonréadIrish
- एकलHindi
- մեներգArmenian
- assolo, volare da solo, solista, fare un assolo, solo, solitarioItalian
- 独唱, 独奏, ソロJapanese
- 독주Korean
- SoloLatin
- takitahi, hīangaMāori
- solo, een solo spelen, alleenDutch
- soloNorwegian
- soloPolish
- sóPortuguese
- soloRomanian
- солоRussian
- solo, ensam, solo-Swedish
- தனிTamil
- సోలోTelugu
- โซโลThai
- soloTurkish
- đấuVietnamese
- סאָלאָYiddish
- 独奏Chinese
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