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sole
1[ sohl ]
adjective
- being the only one; only:
the sole living relative.
Synonyms: solitary
the sole brilliance of the gem.
Synonyms: individual
- belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all others; exclusive:
the sole right to the estate.
- functioning automatically or with independent power:
the sole authority.
- Chiefly Law. not married; unmarried.
- without company or companions; lonely:
the sole splendor of her life.
- Archaic. alone.
sole
2[ sohl ]
noun
- the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- the corresponding under part of a shoe, boot, or the like, or this part exclusive of the heel.
- the bottom, under surface, or lower part of anything.
- Carpentry.
- the underside of a plane.
- Golf. the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.
verb (used with object)
, soled, sol·ing.
- to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
- Golf. to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.
sole
3[ sohl ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) sole, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) soles.
- a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
- any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.
sole
2/ səʊl /
noun
- the underside of the foot plantarvolar
- the underside of a shoe
- the bottom of a furrow
- the bottom of a plough
- the underside of a golf-club head
- the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc
verb
- to provide (a shoe) with a sole
- golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
sole
3/ səʊl /
noun
- any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea ( European sole ): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
- any of certain other similar fishes
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Derived Forms
- ˈsoleness, noun
- ˈsoleless, adjective
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- soleness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sole1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English sol(e), soul(e) “unmarried, single, alone,” from Old French sol, sol(e), sul, from Latin sōlus “alone, on one's own, lonely”
Origin of sole2
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English (noun) sole, sol(le), from Old French sole, sol(le), soul, from Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin sola, from Latin solea “plain sandal (fastened with thongs); sole (fish); foundation (timber),” derivative of solum “base, floor, bottom”
Origin of sole3
First recorded in 1250–1300; sole 2( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sole1
C14: from Old French soule, from Latin sōlus alone
Origin of sole2
C14: via Old French from Latin solea sandal; probably related to solum the ground
Origin of sole3
C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin sola (unattested), from Latin solea a sandal (from the fish's shape)
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