solo adj : composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet"

1 any activity that is performed alone without assistance

2 a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)

3 a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied adv : without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" [syn: alone, unaccompanied]

1 fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

2 perform a piece written for a single instrument [also: soli (pl)]

English

Noun

1. A piece of music for one performer.
2. A job or performance (e.g., an airplane flight) done by one person alone.
3. A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner.

Translations

piece of music

• Italian: assolo , solo

job or performance

• Chinese: 独奏 (dúzòu), 独奏 (dúzòu)
• Italian: in solitaria, da solo

card game

• Italian: solitario

Adjective

1. Without a companion or instructor
2. Of, for, or played as a musical solo.

Translations

without a companion or instructor

• Italian: solitario

of a musical solo

• Italian: solista, da solista, per solista

Verb

1. To perform a solo
2. To fly an aircraft in the absence of anyone else (especially for the first time)

Derived terms

• soloist

Italian

Adjective

it-adj sol

1. alone, by oneself, unattended, unaccompanied, lonely, lone, lonesome
2. only, single, just one, unique, sole
3. solo

Synonyms

• solitario (1)
• unico (2)
• assolo (3)

Adverb

solo

1. only, just, but, alone, merely

   solo una volta - just once, only once

   ha solo quattro anni - he's just four

Synonyms

• solamente
• soltanto

Conjunction

solo

1. (followed by che) but, only
2. (preceded by se) if only

Synonyms

• ma (1)
• però (1)

Noun

feminine sola

1. the only one, the only man

Synonyms

• unico

Related terms

• soliloquio
• solingo
• solino
• solipede
• solipsismo
• solista
• solitario
• solitudine

Portuguese

Etymology

Latin solum

Noun

solo

1. soil, ground
2. solo

Spanish

Etymology

Latin solus

Adjective

1. sole only, unique, single
2. lonely, lonesome
3. alone, by oneself

See also

• sólo (adverb)

Solo may refer to: alone

Music

• Solo (music), to play music or sing alone

See also drum solo and guitar solo

• Solo (group), and American R&B group
• Solo (band), a Dutch pop rock band
• Solo (dance), a dance done by an individual
• Solo (song), a song by rock band Ekhymosis
• Solo:Special Edition, the eighth album by the Christian rock band dc Talk
• Solo album, a musical release by an individual member of a band
• Solo, a division on a Pipe organ, others being Great, Swell, Choir, Positive, and Pedal.

Literature

• Solo (Marvel Comics), a comic book character created by Marvel Comics.
• Solo (comic), a comic book series published by DC Comics

Television and film

• Solo (1977 film), a 1977 New Zealand film
• Solo (1996 film), a 1996 science-fiction film
• Solo (2005 film), a 2005 Australian crime film
• Solo (TV series), a television sitcom starring Felicity Kendal
• Han Solo, a character from the Star Wars films
• Solo family, relatives and ancestors of Han in the Star Wars Expanded Universe
• Napoleon Solo, a character in The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Places

• Coco Solo, a U.S. Navy submarine base in the Panama Canal Zone
• Bengawan Solo River, the longest river on the Indonesian island of Java (also known as the Solo River)
• Solo, Central Java (known formally as Surakarta), a city in Indonesia

Products

• Solo (debit card), a brand of debit card in the UK
• Solo (soft drink), an Australian soft drink
• Solo (Norwegian soft drink), a Norwegian soft drink
• Panther Solo, a British sports car
• Optare Solo, a British-built midibus
• Solo (company), a manufacturer of chain saws and other professional power tools
• Solo Cup Company, a manufacturer of consumer packaging products
• Solo Mobile, a wireless series under Bell Mobility in Canada
• Solo, a brand of pie fillings based in Illinois

Recreation

• Solo climbing, or soloing, a style of climbing in which the climber climbs alone, without somebody belaying him
• Solo whist, also called solo, a trick-taking card game based on whist

Other

• Solo exhibition, a display in a gallery, museum or other venue of the works of only one visual artist
• EC-130 Commando Solo, a United States special-purpose aircraft used for broadcasting
• The nickname of British hacker Gary McKinnon
• Solo, a character class in the Cyberpunk 2020 roleplaying game. Solos are cyber-enhanced soldiers and assassins
• A student aircraft pilots First solo flight
• S.O.L.O., a wilderness emergency medicine school in Conway, New Hampshire
• Sense of Life Objectivists (SOLO), an Objectivist group
• SOLO Taxonomy, structure of Observed Learning Outcomes. A model that describes levels of increasing complexity in student's understanding of subjects
• Acronym for Solar Orbiter, a planned ESA solar probe
• Independent fuel retailer in Australia purchased by Ampol in the 1990s
• Solo Visitor, A person who travels alone.
• Dance Dance Revolution Solo, a music video game series produced by Konami

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