Definition of solitaire Solitaire

/sɑˌlʌtɛˈɹ/ - [saluter] - sol•i•taire

We found 19 definitions of solitaire from 6 different sources.

What does solitaire mean?

Noun Plural: solitaires
solitaire - a card game played by one person
		patience
		card game, cards a game played with playing cards
		canfield a form of solitaire that involves gambling
		klondike a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time
solitaire - a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
		thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
solitaire - extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
		Pezophaps solitaria
		columbiform bird a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
solitaire - a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself

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solitaire (Noun)
A person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.
solitaire (Noun)
Any of various card game s that can be played by one person.
solitaire (Noun)
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.
solitaire (Noun)
An extinct bird related to dodo, , Rodrigues solitaire , that lived on the island of Rodrigues.
solitaire (Noun)
One of several American species of bird in the genus Myadestes in the thrush family.
solitaire (Noun)
A gem set on its own.
solitaire (Adjective)
Living or being alone; solitary.

solitaire (n.)
A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.
solitaire (n.)
A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone.
solitaire (n.)
A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game 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.
solitaire (n.)
A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.
solitaire (n.)
Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.

solitaire
sol-i-tār′, n. a recluse or one who lives alone: a game played by one person with a board and balls: a card-game for one—patience: an ornament worn singly on the neck or wrist: a black silk tie fixed to the bag of the wig behind, worn in the 18th century

Solitaire is a card game for one player game using a deck of playing cards. A player wins the game when the player has all the cards in four different deck by color and number.

There are many variations (types) of solitaire, such as Klondike, Freecell, Pyramid, Golf and Spider. Most computer operating systems include simple solitaire games.

In many countries, solitaire is called Patience.