Thursday, September 19, 2013

solitaire, solitary

Solitaire or solitaire means a game that is played alone, by only one person--
"Playing solitaire 'til dawn, with a deck of fifty-one..."
He plays that online solitaire game for hours at a time.

Solitary or solitary means alone, lonely, or only one--
He is in solitary confinement because he attacked another prisoner.
The dog made the old man's solitary existence more bearable.
A solitary robin made it seem that Spring would arrive soon.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He leads a solitary life, and spends a lot of time playing solitaire."

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