Solresol

S1O1L1R1E1S1O1L1

proper noun

A minor constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A minor constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège.

    Solresol reached a high-water mark in 1902, when Society head Boleslas Gajewski published a brief Grammaire du Solresol, which represented a refinement and expansion of the grammar rules set down in Sudre's 1866 guide.

    2000, McSweeney's, number 5, page 63
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    Now his elderly widow, stringing telegraph wires around their Paris apartment and experimenting for five days solid, quickly developed a telegraphic version of Solresol in time to present it to the Minister of the Interior.

    2015, Paul Collins, Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, page 106

    With respect to these criteria, Solresol does not appear to be used in a variety of domains nor for communication within a community which includes all ages. Therefore the current request for a code [sud] for Solresol has been rejected.

    2017, “Change Request 2017-032”, in SIL Global, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2019, page 2

Origin

From the name of the language in Solresol, based on the solfège notes so, re, and so.

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Translations

Basque Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Catalan Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Chinese Mandarin 索来索语
  • 索来索语 (Suǒláisuǒyǔ)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Czech Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Dutch Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Esperanto Solresolo, Solresol
  • Solresoloconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Estonian Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Finnish Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
French Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
German Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Greek Σολρεσόλ
  • Σολρεσόλ (Solresól)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Hebrew סולרסול
  • סולרסול (Solresol)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Hindi सोलरेसोल
  • सोलरेसोल (solresol)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Hungarian Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Italian Solresol (Solresol)
  • Solresol (Solresol)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Japanese ソルレソル
  • ソルレソル (Soruresoru)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Korean 솔레솔
  • 솔레솔 (sollesol)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Latin Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Malay Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Norwegian Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Persian سلرسل
  • سلرسل (sol-resol)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Polish Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Portuguese Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Russian Сольресоль
  • Сольресоль (Solʹresolʹ)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Spanish Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Swedish Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Tagalog Solresol
  • Solresolconstructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège
Ukrainian Сольресоль
  • Сольресоль (Solʹresolʹ)constructed language whose phonemes are based upon the solfège

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Rossello
Cite this entry
APA

Solresol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solresol

MLA

“Solresol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solresol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Solresol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solresol.

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