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Definitions for Sole

[1] being the only one; only: the sole living relative.
[2] being the only one of the kind; unique; unsurpassed; 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 . unmarried; not married.
[6] without company or companions; lonely: the sole splendor of her life.
[7] Archaic . alone.
[8] the bottom or under surface of the foot.
[9] the corresponding under part of a shoe, boot, or the like, or this part exclusive of the heel.
[10] the bottom, under surface, or lower part of anything.
[11] Carpentry . the underside of a plane. soleplate.
[12] Golf . the part of the head of the club that touches the ground.
[13] to furnish with a sole, as a shoe.
[14] Golf . to place the sole of (a club) on the ground, as in preparation for a stroke.
[15] a European flatfish, Solea solea, used for food.
[16] any other flatfish of the families Soleidae and Cynoglossidae, having a hooklike snout.
[17] (prenominal) being the only one; only
[18] (prenominal) of or relating to one individual or group and no other sole rights on a patent
[19] law having no wife or husband See also feme sole
[20] an archaic word for solitary
[21] the underside of the foot Related adjectives: plantar, volar
[22] the underside of a shoe
[23] the bottom of a furrow the bottom of a plough
[24] the underside of a golf-club head
[25] the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc
[26] to provide (a shoe) with a sole
[27] golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke
[28] any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole ): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes
[29] any of certain other similar fishes

Words related to Sole

exclusive, lone, remaining, solitary, ace, solo, separate, one, single, individual, particular, only, unique

Words nearby Sole

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Origin of Sole

31300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Old Provençal < Vulgar Latin *sola (for Latin solea; see sole2), so called from its flat shape; compare Spanish suela, Italian soglia, Portuguese solha

Other words from Sole

sole·ness , noun
sole·less , adjective

Word origin for Sole

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

Synonyms for Sole

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