Added 9 October 2026
solitaire
/ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/ noun
Latin root: sōlitārius Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about solitaire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.
- A game for one person, played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by "jumping", as in draughts.
- Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
adjective
Origin
Borrowed from French solitaire, ultimately from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitary.
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