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adjective

 1. being the only one; only: the sole living relative.

 2. being the only one of the kind; unsurpassed; unique; matchless: the sole
    brilliance of the gem.

 3. belonging or pertaining to one individual or group to the exclusion of all
    others; exclusive: the sole right to the estate.

 4. functioning automatically or with independent power: the sole authority.

 5. Chiefly Law. not married; unmarried.

 6. without company or companions; lonely: the sole splendor of her life.

 7. Archaic. alone.

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ORIGIN OF SOLE

1
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”



OTHER WORDS FOR SOLE

1 solitary 2 individual

See synonyms for sole on Thesaurus.com



OTHER WORDS FROM SOLE

 * soleness, noun




WORDS NEARBY SOLE

 * soldiers' home
 * Soldier's Medal
 * soldiery
 * soldo
 * sold-out
 * sole
 * sole-charge school
 * solecism
 * sole custody
 * solely
 * solemn


OTHER DEFINITIONS FOR SOLE (2 OF 3)


sole2
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noun

 1. the bottom or under surface of the foot.

 2. the corresponding under part of a shoe, boot, or the like, or this part
    exclusive of the heel.

 3. the bottom, under surface, or lower part of anything.

 4. Carpentry.
    
    * the underside of a plane.
    
    * soleplate.

 5. Golf. the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.

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verb (used with object),soled, sol·ing.

 6. to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.

 7. Golf. to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a
    stroke.




ORIGIN OF SOLE

2
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”



OTHER WORDS FROM SOLE

 * soleless, adjective


OTHER DEFINITIONS FOR SOLE (3 OF 3)


sole3
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noun,plural (especially collectively) sole, (especially referring to two or more
kinds or species) soles.

 1. a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.

 2. any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a
    hooklike snout.




ORIGIN OF SOLE

3
First recorded in 1250–1300; see origin at sole2

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Random House, Inc. 2023




WORDS RELATED TO SOLE

 * exclusive
 * lone
 * one and only
 * remaining
 * ace
 * individual
 * one
 * particular
 * separate
 * single
 * solitary
 * solo
 * onliest
 * unique
 * unshared




HOW TO USE SOLE IN A SENTENCE

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   its sole product.
   
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 * His sole visit to the region was the 2018 G-20 summit in Buenos Aires.
   
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 * Sanchez, a Democrat, was the sole vote against Jensen’s appointment.
   
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 * Hughes has long touted his sole focus on representing tenants.
   
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 * The research suggests that groups like QAnon are based on a worldview that
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 * Jourdan Dunn is the first sole black woman to feature on a British ‘Vogue’
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 * It stands for the proposition that the biological basis of procreation should
   also be the sole organizing principle of society.
   
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 * No wonder criminal-justice reform is no longer the sole concern of balladeers
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 * Well, so much for Obama being the sole culprit for why we think America is on
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 * A moment ago the drawing-room had seemed empty; Mrs. Luke, in her sole
   person, filled and illuminated it.
   
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   DAILY BEAST

 * "Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still
   deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
   
   Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson

 * There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went
   gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
   
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 * It is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole
   inducement to many of those sitting there.
   
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 * It was well that Monsieur de Biancourt was wiser than many of his crew, whose
   sole cry was to kill them all.
   
   The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 |
   Various

 * Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or
   concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.
   
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BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR SOLE (1 OF 3)


sole1

/ (səʊl) /



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adjective

 1. (prenominal) being the only one; only

 2. (prenominal) of or relating to one individual or group and no other: sole
    rights on a patent

 3. law having no wife or husband: See also feme sole

 4. an archaic word for solitary

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ORIGIN OF SOLE

1
C14: from Old French soule, from Latin sōlus alone



DERIVED FORMS OF SOLE

 * soleness, noun


BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR SOLE (2 OF 3)


sole2

/ (səʊl) /



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noun

 1. the underside of the foot: Related adjectives: plantar, volar

 2. the underside of a shoe

 3. * the bottom of a furrow
    
    * the bottom of a plough

 4. the underside of a golf-club head

 5. the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc

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verb(tr)

 6. to provide (a shoe) with a sole

 7. golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke




ORIGIN OF SOLE

2
C14: via Old French from Latin solea sandal; probably related to solum the
ground



DERIVED FORMS OF SOLE

 * soleless, adjective


BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR SOLE (3 OF 3)


sole3

/ (səʊl) /



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nounplural sole or soles

 1. any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European
    sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes

 2. any of certain other similar fishes




ORIGIN OF SOLE

3
C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin sola (unattested), from Latin solea a
sandal (from the fish's shape)

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2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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