solo

The definition of solo is alone or done by just one person.

(noun)

When a singer sings alone on stage, this is an example of a solo.

Solo is defined as something done alone without accompaniment.

(adverb)

If you go to a party alone, this is an example of when you go solo.

Solo is defined as to fly alone, sing alone or do something alone.

(verb)

When you fly an airplane all by yourself with no copilot, this is an example of a time when you solo.

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See solo in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. solos or soli

    1. a musical piece or passage played or sung by one person, with or without accompaniment
    2. a performance of such a piece or passage
    3. a dance, pantomime, etc., for performance by one person
  1. an airplane flight made by a pilot alone, without an assistant, instructor, etc.
  2. any performance by one person alone
  3. any of several card games in which each person plays, or a person may choose to play, alone against the others, without a partner

Origin: It < L solus, alone, sole

adjective

  1. designed for or performed by a single voice, person, or instrument
  2. performing a solo

adverb

without another or others; alone

intransitive verb soloed, soloing

  1. to perform a solo
  2. to make a solo flight

See solo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. so·los
  1. Music A composition or passage for an individual voice or instrument, with or without accompaniment.
  2. A performance by a single singer or instrumentalist.
  3. Games Any of various card games in which one player singly opposes others.
adjective
  1. Music Composed, arranged for, or performed by a single voice or instrument.
  2. Made or done by a single individual.
adverb
Unaccompanied; alone: flew solo from Anchorage to Miami.
intransitive verb so·loed, so·lo·ing, so·los
  1. To perform a solo.
  2. To fly an airplane without a companion or an instructor, especially for the first time.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin sōlus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots

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