sole
1being the only one; only: the sole living relative.
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.
Origin of sole
1Other words for sole
Other words from sole
- soleness, noun
Other definitions for sole (2 of 3)
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.
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.
Origin of sole
2Other words from sole
- soleless, adjective
Other definitions for sole (3 of 3)
a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.
Origin of sole
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How to use sole in a sentence
Not even indignation, or the desire of revenge, interfere with its soleness and intensity.
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British Dictionary definitions for sole (1 of 3)
/ (səʊl) /
Origin of sole
1Derived forms of sole
- soleness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for sole (2 of 3)
/ (səʊl) /
the underside of the foot: Related adjectives: plantar, volar
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
to provide (a shoe) with a sole
golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
Origin of sole
2Derived forms of sole
- soleless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for sole (3 of 3)
/ (səʊl) /
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
Origin of sole
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