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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sole1 /soʊl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- being the only one;
only:the sole living relative. - belonging or relating to one individual or group and not to others;
exclusive:sole right to the estate.
sole•ly, adv.: he did it solely through his own efforts.See -sole-.sole2 /soʊl/USA pronunciation n., v., soled, sol•ing. n. [countable] - the undersurface of a foot.
- Clothingthe corresponding under part of a shoe or other footwear.
v. [~ + object] - Clothingto furnish with a sole.
sole3 /soʊl/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) sole, (esp. for kinds or species) soles. - Fisha kind of edible flatfish having a hooklike snout.
- Fishthe market name of any of various other flatfishes resembling the sole.
-sole-, root. - -sole- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "only;
alone.'' This meaning is found in such words as: desolate, desolation, sole, soliloquy, solipsism, solitaire, solitary, solitude, solo.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sole1 (sōl),USA pronunciation adj. - being the only one;
only:the sole living relative. - being the only one of the kind;
unique;
unsurpassed;
matchless:the sole brilliance of the gem. - 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.
- Law[Chiefly Law.]unmarried.
- without company or companions;
lonely:the sole splendor of her life. - [Archaic.]alone.
- Latin sōlus
- Old French sol
- Latin sōlus alone; replacing Middle English soule alone
- 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged solitary.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged individual.
sole2 (sōl),USA pronunciation n., v., soled, sol•ing. n. - the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Clothingthe 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.
- Building[Carpentry.]
- the underside of a plane.
- soleplate.
- Sport[Golf.]the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.
v.t. - Clothingto furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
- Sport[Golf.]to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.
- Latin solea sandal, sole, derivative of solum base, bottom
- Old French
- Middle English (noun, nominal) 1275–1325
- Fisha European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
- Fishany other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.
- Vulgar Latin *sola (for Latin solea; see sole2), so called from its flat shape; compare Spanish suela, Italian soglia, Portuguese solha
- Old Provencal
- Middle French
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sole /səʊl/ adj - (prenominal) being the only one; only
- (prenominal) of or relating to one individual or group and no other: sole rights on a patent
- having no wife or husband
- an archaic word for solitary
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French soule, from Latin sōlus aloneˈsoleness n sole /səʊl/ n - the underside of the foot
- the underside of a shoe
- the bottom of a furrow
- the bottom of a plough
- the underside of a golf-club head
vb (transitive)- to provide (a shoe) with a sole
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin solea sandal; probably related to solum the ground sole /səʊl/ n ( pl sole, soles)- any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Vulgar Latin sola (unattested), from Latin solea a sandal (from the fish's shape) |