1. A card game played by one person
   "She passed the time playing solitaire on her computer";
   - patience [Brit]
    
2. A gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself
   "She wore a stunning solitaire engagement ring"
    
3. A dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song
   "The solitaire's melodious call echoed through the forest"
    
4. Extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
   "The solitaire once inhabited the island of Rodrigues";
   - Pezophaps solitaria

Derived forms: solitaires

Type of: card game, cards, columbiform bird, gem, jewel, precious stone, thrush

Part of: genus Myadestes, genus Pezophaps, Myadestes, Pezophaps

Encyclopedia: Solitaire, Namibia