Solitaire Definition

sŏlĭ-târ
noun
A hermit or recluse.
Webster's New World
A diamond or other gem set by itself, as in a ring.
Webster's New World
Any of many card games played by one person.
Webster's New World
Any of several thrushes found in the Americas and noted for having a beautiful song.
American Heritage
A large flightless bird (Pezophaps solitaria) of the Mascarene Islands that was closely related to the dodo and became extinct by the end of the 18th century.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective

Living or being alone; solitary.

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Other Word Forms of Solitaire

Noun

Singular:
solitaire
Plural:
solitaires

Origin of Solitaire

  • Borrowing from French solitaire, ultimately from Latin sōlitārius.

    From Wiktionary

  • French solitary from Old French solitary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Solitaire Sentence Examples

  • If I happen to be all alone and in an idle mood, I play a game of solitaire, of which I am very fond.

  • The Hudsonian zone covers the upper slopes of the higher mountains of New England, New York and North Carolina and larger areas on the elevated slopes of the Rocky and Cascade Mountains; and on the western mountains it is the home of the mountain goat, mountain sheep, Alpine flying-squirrel, nutcracker, evening grosbeak and Townsends solitaire.

  • Laura Hertfordshire Just wanted to drop you a line to say how pleased I am with the beautiful solitaire diamond.

  • Adapted from the Windmills program (Peter Hawkins, University of Liverpool ), these electronic resource use the ' solitaire ' game format.

  • On the other hand, we would not offload a half carat diamond solitaire ring.

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Words Starting With

SSOSOL

Words Ending With

EREIRE

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