Solitaire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself

extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌɑːlɪtˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɒlɪtˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɒlɪtˈeə/

3 syllables Say it as /sˌɑːlɪtˈɛɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Pezophaps solitaria patience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Solitär

ein Edelstein (normalerweise ein Diamant) in einer Fassung für sich

🇪🇸Spanish

solitario

una gema (generalmente un diamante) en un engaste solo

🇮🇹Italian

solitario

una gemma (di solito un diamante) in una montatura a parte

🇵🇹Portuguese

solitário

uma jóia (geralmente um diamante) em um cenário próprio

🇷🇺Russian

пасьянс

драгоценный камень (обычно бриллиант) в отдельной оправе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

त्यागी

एक रत्न (आमतौर पर हीरा) अपने आप में एक सेटिंग में

🇧🇩Bengali

সলিটায়ার

একটি মণি (সাধারণত একটি হীরা) নিজেই একটি সেটিংয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

சொலிடர்

ஒரு ரத்தினம் (பொதுவாக ஒரு வைரம்) ஒரு அமைப்பில்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాలిటైర్

ఒక రత్నం (సాధారణంగా వజ్రం).

🇮🇳Marathi

सॉलिटेअर

एक रत्न (सामान्यतः एक हिरा) स्वतःच सेटिंगमध्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોલિટેર

એક રત્ન (સામાન્ય રીતે હીરા) પોતે સેટિંગમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಲಿಟೇರ್

ಒಂದು ರತ್ನ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ವಜ್ರ) ಸ್ವತಃ ಒಂದು ಸೆಟ್ಟಿಂಗ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സോളിറ്റയർ

ഒരു രത്നം (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു വജ്രം) ഒരു സജ്ജീകരണത്തിൽ തന്നെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗੀ

ਇੱਕ ਰਤਨ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਹੀਰਾ) ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਇੱਕ ਸੈਟਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

سولٹیئر

ایک جواہر (عام طور پر ایک ہیرا) خود ایک ترتیب میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纸牌

单独镶嵌在镶嵌物中的宝石（通常是钻石）

🇯🇵Japanese

ソリティア

単独でセッティングされた宝石（通常はダイヤモンド）

🇰🇷Korean

혼자 하는 여러 가지 놀이

보석(보통 다이아몬드)이 그 자체로 세팅되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò chơi bài

một viên đá quý (thường là một viên kim cương) trong một khung cảnh riêng

🇹🇭Thai

เล่นไพ่คนเดียว

อัญมณี (โดยปกติจะเป็นเพชร) อยู่ในสภาพแวดล้อมโดยตัวมันเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

soliter

permata (biasanya berlian) dalam pengaturannya sendiri

🇵🇭Filipino

solitaryo

isang hiyas (karaniwan ay isang brilyante) sa isang setting nang mag-isa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوليتير

جوهرة (عادة ماسة) في إطار بحد ذاته

🇮🇷Persian

یک نفره

یک جواهر (معمولا یک الماس) در یک محیط به تنهایی

🇹🇷Turkish

tek taş

kendi başına bir ortamda bir mücevher (genellikle bir elmas)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פַּסיַנס

אבן חן (בדרך כלל יהלום) בתפאורה בפני עצמה

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