solitaire
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A card game played by one person.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sahluhtehrSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
sɑləˈtɛɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
board games
A card game played by one person
Pezophaps solitaria, an extinct flightless bird endemic to the island of Rodrigues, east of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
jewelry
A gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.
Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.
One of several American species of bird in the genus Myadestes in the thrush family.
adjective
Living or being alone; solitary.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A card game played by one person
Used this way, solitaire is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use solitaire
- “She enjoyed playing solitaire on her computer to relax.”
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Synonyms
Sense: card game played by one person
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