solitaire
/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/US/ˈsɑ.ləˌtɚ/
solitaire noun: a person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit. Also the ellipsis of Rodrigues solitaire.
Noun
solitaire (countable and uncountable, plural solitaires)
- A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.
- […] he really wishes he had never beheld you, nor yours. You have spoiled him for a solitaire, and a book, all the days of his life; and put him into such a condition, that he thinks of nothing, and enquires of nothing but after a person who has nothing to say to him, and has left him for ever […]1722-1723, Alexander Pope, letter to a lady
- Synonyms:
- hermit
- A game for one person, played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping", as in draughts.
- The early French solitaire boards were marked with thirty-seven holes instead of the modern board's thirty-three; and the problems were more difficult.1979, R. C. Bell, Board and Table Games from Many Civilizations, revised edition, New York: Dover Publications, →ISBN, page 100
- Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
- You like to sit high on a hill / Count the daisies in the field / It's your own way of playing solitaire / You won't answer no question / Or say where you've been / The last thing you think you need is a friend1979, Ashford & Simpson, “Stay Free”, in Stay Free (album)
- Mr. Greenwood said yesterday that he always finished his work in a timely fashion, and that he played solitaire only when there was nothing else left to do, usually a few times a week or during lunch breaks.2006 February 10, Winnie Hu, “Solitaire Costs Man His City Job After Bloomberg Sees Computer”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- patience
- One of several American species of bird in the genus Myadestes in the thrush family.
- A single gem, usually a diamond, mounted in a piece of jewellery by itself.
- The Times reported ‘two pendant earrings formed of diamond solitaires of great splendor, supporting pear-shaped pearls of proportionate value, capped with brilliants.[…]’2006, Clare Phillips, editor, Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837–1987, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 102
- A black neck ribbon worn with a bag wig in the 18th century.
- The fellow wears a ſolitaire, uſes paint, and takes rappee with all the grimace of a French marquis.1771, [Tobias Smollett], The Expedition of Humphry Clinker […], volume II, London: […] W. Johnston, […]; and B. Collins, […], →OCLC, page 88
Adjective
solitaire (comparative more solitaire, superlative most solitaire)
- Living or being alone; solitary.
Also used as
solitaire is also the ellipsis of Rodrigues solitaire.
solitaire is also the ellipsis of Réunion solitaire.
solitaire meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
solitaire in Hindi
- सॉलिटेयर, सॉलिटायर, सोलिटायर
solitaire in Tamil
- சொலிடேயர், சொலிட்டயர்
solitaire in Marathi
- सॉलिटेअर, सॉलिटेयर, सॉलिटायर
solitaire in Urdu
- سولٹیئر, سولوٹیئر, سولیٹیئر
More languagesFewer languages
- solitaire in Bengali
- সলিটেয়ার, সলিটায়ার
- solitaire in Telugu
- సాలిటైర్, సాలిటేర్
- solitaire in Malayalam
- സോളിറ്റയർ, സോളിറ്റെയർ, സോളിറ്റേയർ
- solitaire in Kannada
- ಸಾಲಿಟೈರ್, ಸಾಲಿಟೇರ್
- solitaire in Punjabi
- ਸੋਲਿਟੇਅਰ, ਸੌਲੀਟੇਅਰ, ਸੋਲਿਟਾਇਰ
- solitaire in Gujarati
- સોલિટેર, સોલિટેયર, સોલિટાયર
- solitaire in Odia
- ସଲିଟେଯ଼ାର, ସଲିଟେଯ଼ାର୍, ସୋଲିଟାଯ଼ାର
- solitaire in Nepali
- सोलिटेयर, सोलिटायर, सलिटेयर
Synonyms of solitaire
Forms of solitaire
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | solitaires |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more solitaire |
| superlative | most solitaire |
Origin of solitaire
Borrowed from French solitaire, ultimately from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitary.
Words formed from solitaire
Phrases with solitaire
Questions about solitaire
- What does solitaire mean?
- Solitaire means a person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.
- What is solitaire in Hindi?
- Solitaire in Hindi is सॉलिटेयर, सॉलिटायर, सोलिटायर. See Solitaire meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is solitaire?
- Solitaire can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce solitaire?
- Solitaire is pronounced /ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of solitaire?
- The plural of solitaire is solitaires.
Words near solitaire in the dictionary
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