Definitions for solely
ˈsoʊl lisole·ly

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, onlyadverb

   without any others being included or involved

   "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"

Wiktionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. solelyadverb

   Alone; exclusively.

   The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Solelyadverb

   singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'solely' in Adverbs Frequency: #328

How to pronounce solely?

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

How to say solely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of solely in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of solely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of solely in a Sentence

1. Leo Putra Rinaldy:

   There would be companies that set the rupiah exchange rate based solely on their expectations, and mark them up, if you are a single producer or single supplier, you have the power to do that, but if it is a competitive market, buyers would look for better pricing.

2. Carl Jung:

   Creative powers can just as easily turn out to be destructive. It rests solely with the moral personality whether they apply themselves to good things or to bad. And if this is lacking, no teacher can supply it or take its place

3. Anuj Somany:

   An organisation is like a tree. Its growth is measured by the height it attains and the width it covers. It is largely considered GREEN because of its leaves. Its fruits (financial results) depend solely on its roots (leaders). If its branch (head) is functionally weak, the same part will always complain of being laden with too many leaves (employees) but the strong will grow more.

4. Anuj Somany:

   Everyone’s life is a message to the world; but only a very rare few try to understand it, while the others just want to enjoy own life solely.

5. Anders Christian Madsen:

   Based solely on American menswear history, I would say it's defined by a mix of modernity and functionality. And, of course, business savvy.

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