solo
148
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈsoʊloʊ/
:
en solitario
- Obviously, not everyone is capable of solo performances; repertoire must be suited to ability.
- a solo performance
- a solo recital
- a solo singer
It's start, it's done kind of solo with no percussion, just melody.
- It's start, it's done kind of solo with no percussion, just melody.
- So that could be your solo album for your crunchy guitar band.
- And so on the solo record, it's pretty thermonuclear.
- Brass, percussion, solo baritone, baritone rising over the coral bloom.
- And people were way more interested in this cassette than they were in my expensive solo CD.
Examples
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Turn-of-the-century music periodicals describe the solo performances of a number of young women cellists.
Academic text (1993) -
She performed a beautiful solo piece on the piano during the concert.
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We're looking for a new solo artist, not a group.
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I thought this was a solo show.
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It's telling me that it's time to start a solo career.
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My solo act is finally coming to a close.
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So they wanna put him out as a solo artist... and get him to work with other producers.
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Our next item is Schindler's List for solo violin and orchestra.
Academic text (2015) -
I'm the greatest solo instrumentalist on the guitar you'll ever hear.
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The melancholy sound of a solo violin pierces the silence as we CUT TO: EXT.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
191
4.6
Being alone and not with other people or things
176
2.7
By itself with no other people or things nearby
40
3.9
Made for only one person to use or to perform a show
Antonyms
Compounds
How Accompanied
148
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solo comes from the Latin solus, meaning 'alone', and is the same root as English sole ('only'). A solo performance is one that is done by a single voice or instrument.