solo
/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A piece of music for one performer.
noun
A job or performance done by one person alone.
noun
A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
noun
A single shot of espresso.
adj
Without a companion or instructor.
Example Sentences
- "Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum."
- "I can appreciate that Macca’s band plays faithful to the source material, never putting too obvious a personal spin on the music. It’s sometimes frustrating, especially when the solo part in “Get Back” is screaming for some impromptu finesse, but it’s mostly fair."
- "Two of us wearing raincoats / Standing solo / In the sun"
- "Wake me up before you go-go / 'Cause I'm not plannin' on going solo"
- "The Canadian superstar had been rumoured to be singing a duet with Lady Gaga, but instead went solo on the Eiffel Tower to bring the four-hour event to a stirring climax."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sōlus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/
- British English: /ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/