Library / English Dictionary

SOLO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: soli   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("solo" is a kind of...):

flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)

Derivation:

solo (fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any activity that is performed alone without assistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("solo" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Derivation:

soloist (a musician who performs a solo)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("solo" is a kind of...):

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music (a musical work that has been created)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solo"):

voluntary (composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance)

Derivation:

solo (perform a piece written for a single instrument)

soloist (a musician who performs a solo)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Composed or performed by a single voice or instrument

Example:

a passage for solo clarinet

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unaccompanied (playing or singing without accompaniment)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform a piece written for a single instrument

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "solo" is one way to...):

perform (give a performance (of something))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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

soloist (a musician who performs a solo)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "solo" is one way to...):

aviate; fly; pilot (operate an airplane)

Domain category:

air; air travel; aviation (travel via aircraft)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

solo (a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied)

 IV. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without anybody else or anything else

Example:

he flew solo

Synonyms:

alone; solo; unaccompanied

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits