solo
pronunciation
How to pronounce solo in British English:
UK [ˈsəʊləʊ]
How to pronounce solo in American English:
US [ˈsoʊloʊ]
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- Noun:
- any activity that is performed alone without assistance
- a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
- a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
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- Verb:
- fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
- perform a piece written for a single instrument
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- Adjective:
- composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
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- Adverb:
- without anybody else
Word Origin
- solo
- solo: see sole
- solo (n.)
- 1690s, "piece of music for one voice or instrument," from Italian solo, literally "alone," from Latin solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)). As an adjective in English from 1712, originally in the non-musical sense of "alone, unassisted;" in reference to aircraft flying from 1909. The verb is first attested 1858 in the musical sense, 1886 in a non-musical sense. Related: Soloed; soloing.
Example
- 1. In a superconductor , electrons do not travel solo .
- 2. We have the solo artist 's spirit .
- 3. My dad left three days ago , and since then I have been flying solo .
- 4. But this is no solo .
- 5. By 1979 , jackson was a young adult , and he had not released a major solo hit in seven years .