sole
//səʊl//
Forms
- Plural
- soles
Definitions
1.Only.
2.Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
3.Unique; unsurpassed.
- The sole brilliance of this gem.
4.With independent power; unfettered.
1.The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
2.The bottom of a shoe or boot.
- The Caliga was a military Shoe, with a very thick Sole, tied above the instep with leather Thongs.
3.A flatfish resembling those of the family Soleidae.
4.Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae; a true sole.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4638
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English sole, soule, from Old French sol, soul (“alone”), from Latin sōlus (“alone, single, solitary, lonely”).
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun).