Definition of SOLUTE

solute

Plural: solutes

Noun

  • The minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.
  • the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state
  • Any substance that is dissolved in a liquid solvent to create a solution.

Adj

  • Free; liberal; loose.
  • Relaxed; hence, cheerful, merry.
  • Able to be dissolved; soluble.
  • Not adhering; loose.

Verb

  • To dissolve.
  • To solve; to expose the errors of; to explain
  • Alternative form of salute.

Examples

  • a solute interpretation
  • a solute salt
  • a solute stipule
  • Finding ’SOLUTE’ on the Words With Friends board was key to dissolving his opponent’s lead.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin solutus, past participle of solvo.

Synonyms

airy, at ease, berserk, blissed out, blithe, blithesome, bonnie, bright, buoyant, carefree, careless, casual, cheerful, cheerly, cheery, chill, chuffed, cock-a-hoop, content, contented, convivial, cool, delighted, devil-may-care, easy-breezy, easygoing, ebullient, ecstatic, elated, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, fat and happy, gassed, gay, gayful, glad, gladsome, gleeful, gleesome, happy, happy as Larry, happy as a clam, happy as a clam at high water, happy as a lark, happy as a pig in mud, happy as a pig in shit, happy as a prince, happy as the day is long, happy-go-lucky, hearty, high on life, indifferent, insouciant, jovial, joyful, laid-back, leisurely, lighthearted, loose, mellow, merry, merry as a cricket, merry as a grig, mirthsome, nonchalant, on cloud nine, over the moon, overjoyed, overjoyous, pacific, perky, placated, pleased, pococurante, relaxed, satisfied, serene, solute, thrilled, tickled pink, triumphant, unanxious, unbothered, unconcerned, unworried, vivacious, wanton, wealful

Antonyms

adnate, dissolver, solvent#Noun

Scrabble Score: 6

solute: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
solute: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
solute: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

solute: valid Words With Friends Word