solitaire

One-player card game

Solitaire is a card game played by one person, typically involving arranging cards in a specific order or pattern.

The name comes from the French word for alone.

In American usage, solitaire usually means Klondike, the version that became ubiquitous as a computer game.

British English prefers patience for such games.

A solitaire is also a single gemstone in a setting, especially a diamond: a solitaire engagement ring.

cardgame

freecell

Solitaire with temporary storage

stockpile · patience · deck · shuffling · deal · waste · talon · suits · aces · ascending

gem

diamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

pendant · facet · carat · brilliance · clarity · cut · sparkle · prong · bezel · mounting

recluse

hermit

Person choosing total seclusion

eremite · introvert · misanthrope · marabout · troglodyte · recluse · monk · isolate · outcast · exile

solitude

isolation

Complete separation from others

privacy · quietude · retreat · introspection · contemplation · meditation · self-reflection · peacefulness · tranquility · serenity

bird

thrush

Spotted woodland vocalist

perch · feathers · flight · beak · plumage · migratory · habitat · ornithology · avian · wingspan

Categories
Opposites
number of players

solitaireteam sport

Collaborative athletic competition

party game · group game · team game · poker · bridge

jewelry setting style

solitairepavé

Stones set touching

encrusted · eternity band · statement piece · bejeweled · plainness

Phrases
Family

solitaires

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G