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solitaire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lonely adjective Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.
  • loner noun A person who prefers to be, or generally is, alone rather than with others.
  • lonesome adjective Feeling sad from being alone; lonely.
  • solitaire noun A card game played by one person alone.
  • solitary adjective Alone; without any companions present.
  • solo noun A piece of music, or a section of one, performed by a single musician.

Senses

solitaire is used for these senses in English:

  • lonely Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
  • loner One who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.
  • lonesome Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.
  • solitaire Living or being alone; solitary.
  • solitaire Ellipsis of Réunion solitaire (Raphus solitarius, now Threskiornis solitarius), an extinct bird formerly believed to be related to the dodo.
  • solitary Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present
  • solitary (countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
  • solo Without a companion or instructor.

lonely — full definition

  1. adjective Sad because of feeling isolated from other people.
  2. adjective Empty of people; deserted.

Related French words