solitaire
noun /ˌsɒləˈteə(r)/
/ˈsɑːləter/
- [uncountable] (British English) a game for one person in which you remove pieces from their places on a special board after moving other pieces over them. The aim is to finish with only one piece left on the board.
- (North American English) (British English patience)[uncountable] a card game for only one playerTopics Games and toysc2
- [countable] a single precious stone; a piece of jewellery with a single precious stone in it
- a solitaire ring
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Latin solitarius, from solus ‘alone’.