Synonyms for solitaire

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sol-i-tair

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɒl ɪˌtɛər

Top 10 synonyms for solitaire

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Définition of solitaire

Origin : c.1500, "widow;" 1716, "solitary person, recluse," from French solitaire, from Latin adjective solitarius "alone, lonely, isolated" (see solitary). Sense of "a precious stone set by itself" is from 1727. Meaning "card game played by one person" is first attested 1746.

As in jewelry : noun precious stones, metals worn as decoration
As in recluse : noun person who does not want social contact
As in diamond : noun gemstone
As in hermit : noun person who chose to live alone

Example sentences :

So I take it there's been something doin' in the solitaire and wilt-thou line.
Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford

I might have known better, too; spillin' all that dope about the solitaire.
Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford

She played the game alone with a little assistance from Emma—a game of solitaire.
Extract from : « Hester's Counterpart » by Jean K. Baird

It is a game of chess, and not of solitaire, nor even of checkers.
Extract from : « Over the Teacups » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Of all the birds on the Rockies, the one most marvelously eloquent is the solitaire.
Extract from : « Wild Life on the Rockies » by Enos A. Mills

In the solitaire's song one feels all the freshness and the promise of spring.
Extract from : « Wild Life on the Rockies » by Enos A. Mills

That sweet singer, the solitaire, is the chorister of the forest.
Extract from : « Your National Parks » by Enos A. Mills

It was a fascinating kind of solitaire, solving the problem of what to do on rainy Sundays.
Extract from : « Bizarre » by Lawton Mackall

The Solitaire was confined to the island of Mascaregue or Bourbon.
Extract from : « Mythical Monsters » by Charles Gould

Outline of Schlegel's reconstructed figure of the Solitaire, 1854.
Extract from : « Extinct Birds » by Walter Rothschild

Antonyms for solitaire

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