Definitions for SOLE
soʊlsole

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. solenoun

   the underside of footwear or a golf club

2. sole, fillet of solenoun

   lean flesh of any of several flatfish

3. solenoun

   the underside of the foot

4. soleadjective

   right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European

5. exclusive, sole(a)adjective

   not divided or shared with others

   "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"

6. lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)verb

   being the only one; single and isolated from others

   "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"

7. sole, resoleverb

   put a new sole on

   "sole the shoes"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SOLEadjective

   Etymology: sol, old French; solus, Latin.

   1. Single; only.

   Take not upon thee to be judge alone: there is no sole judge but only one: say not to others, receive my sentence, when their authority is above thine. Richard Hooker.

   Orpheus every where expressed the infinite and sole power of one God, though he used the name of Jupiter. Walter Raleigh.

   To me shall be the glory sole among
   Th’ infernal pow’rs. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   A rattling tempest through the branches went,
   That stripp’d them bare, and one sole way they rent. Dryd.

   He, sole in power, at the beginning said,
   Let sea and air, and earth and heav’n be made:
   And it was so; and when he shall ordain
   In other sort, has but to speak again,
   And they shall be no more. Matthew Prior.

   2. [In law.] Not married.

   Some others are such as a man cannot make his wife, though he himself be sole and unmarried. John Ayliffe.

2. Solenoun

   Etymology: solum, Latin.

   1. The bottom of the foot.

   I will only be bold with Benedict for his company; for from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he is all mirth. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing.

   Tickling is most in the soles of the feet: the cause is the rareness of being touched there. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

   The soals of the feet have great affinity with the head and the mouth of the stomach; as going wet-shod, to those that use it not, affecteth both. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Such resting found the sole of unblest feet. John Milton.

   In the make of the camel’s foot, the sole is flat and broad, being very fleshy, and covered only with a thick, soft, and somewhat callous skin; but very fit to travel in sandy places. John Ray, on the Creation.

   2. The foot.

   To redeem thy woful parent’s head
   From tyrant’s rage and ever-dying dread,
   Hast wander’d through the world now long a day,
   Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. Fairy Queen.

   3. The bottom of the shoe.

   Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.
   —— Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes,
   With nimble soles. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   A trade that, I hope, I may use with a safe conscience; which is, indeed, sir, a mender of bad soles. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   On fortune’s cap we are not the very button. —— Nor the soles of her shoe. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   The caliga was a military shoe, with a very thick sole, tied above the instep with leather thongs. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   4. The part of any thing that touches the ground.

   The strike-block is a plane shorter than the jointer, having its sole made exactly flat and straight, and is used for the shooting of a short joint. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.

   Elm is proper for mills, soles of wheels, and pipes. John Mortimer.

   5. A kind of sea-fish.

   Of flat fish, rays, thornbacks, soles, and flowks. Carew.

3. To Soleverb

   To furnish with soles: as, to sole a pair of shoes.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   His feet were soled with a treble tuft of a close short tawney down. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sole

   Sole can refer to being the only one of a particular kind or category, or something that is exclusive to an individual or group.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Solenoun

   any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus Solea and allied genera of the family Soleidae, especially the common European species (Solea vulgaris), which is a valuable food fish

2. Solenoun

   any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species

3. Solenoun

   the bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot itself

4. Solenoun

   the bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather which constitutes the bottom

5. Solenoun

   the bottom or lower part of anything, or that on which anything rests in standing

6. Solenoun

   the bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow

7. Solenoun

   the horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts

8. Solenoun

   the bottom of an embrasure

9. Solenoun

   a piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel

10. Solenoun

    the seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to horizontal veins or lodes

11. Soleverb

    to furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe

12. Soleadjective

    being or acting without another; single; individual; only

13. Soleadjective

    single; unmarried; as, a feme sole

14. Etymology: [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which salt is obtained.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sole

   sōl, n. the lowest part or under-side of the foot: the foot: the bottom of a boot or shoe: the bottom of anything.—v.t. to furnish with a sole.—adj. Solē′iform, slipper-shaped.—ns. Sole′-leath′er, strong leather for the soles of boots and shoes; Sole′-tile, a form of tile for the bottoms of sewers, &c.; Sōlē′us, a flat muscle of the calf of the leg beneath the gastrocnemius. [A.S. sole—L. solea—solum, bottom.]

2. Sole

   sōl, n. a genus (Solea) of flat-fish, elongate-oval in form, with flesh firm, white, and excellently flavoured. [Fr. sole—L. solea.]

3. Sole

   sōl, adj. alone: only: being or acting without another: single: (law) unmarried.—advs. Sole; Sole′ly, alone: only: singly.—n. Sole′ness. [Fr.,—L. solus, alone.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sole

   A common flat-fish, Solea vulgaris. Also, the decks of the cabin and forecastle in some ships, respectively called the cabin and forecastle soles. Also, the lining of the bilge-ways, rudder, and the like.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sole

   The bottom or lower surface of an embrasure.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SOLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sole is ranked #18337 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sole surname appeared 1,511 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sole.
   
   77.9% or 1,178 total occurrences were White.
   11.3% or 172 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   6.4% or 98 total occurrences were Black.
   1.8% or 28 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.6% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Bottom
   • Flatfish

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SOLE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4085

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'SOLE' in Adjectives Frequency: #556

Anagrams for SOLE »

1. sloe

2. lose

How to pronounce SOLE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SOLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SOLE in a Sentence

1. Lynly Egyes:

   Roxsana Hernandez needed medical care and yet she was cleared to be incarcerated. At numerous times throughout her days in immigration enforcement custody, the people she was detained with pleaded for her to receive medical care, it is clear from these records that if immigration enforcement believes that their sole duty is to shuffle people into immigration prisons, that is what they'll do. As a result, the consequences for those who are either sick or who get sick while in their custody can be fatal.

2. Glenn Merry:

   It would be easy but irresponsible for us to immediately assume that the rowing course is the main or sole point of exposure that caused the illnesses. We are not jumping to this immediate conclusion for two reasons, first, one of our first cases of illness was a coach, who did not row on the lake, and their contact with the course water would have been specific to handling equipment that had been on the water. Assuming sanitation protocol was followed, we would not expect them to become ill.

3. David Mearns:

   The families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have been notified by police. The AAIB will be making a statement tomorrow. Tonight our sole thoughts are with the families and friends of Emiliano and David.

4. Chris Ferreri:

   The traditional model of principal trading by the dealer community as the sole source of liquidity has been materially impacted by increasingly stringent regulations creating balance-sheet constraints and decaying returns, technology can provide us with alternative places to unlock this liquidity. The industry is looking for new ways to deal with these challenges.

5. John Milton:

   But wherefore thou alone Wherefore with theeCame not all hell broke loose Is pain to themLess pain, less to be fled, or thou than theyLess hardy to endure Courageous chief,The first in flight from pain, hadst thou allegedTo thy deserted host this cause of flight,Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SOLE
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SOLE
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SOLE
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SOLE
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=SOLE
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html