- only; single
- the sole surviving member of the family
- My sole reason for coming here was to see you.
- This is the sole means of access to the building.
Homophones sole | soulsole soul/səʊl//səʊl/- sole adjective
- John Dashwood is the sole male heir, so inherits the entire estate.
- sole noun
- He had a hole in the sole of his left shoe.
- soul noun
- Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.
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- belonging to one person or group; not shared
- She has sole responsibility for the project.
- the sole owner
- We may have the opportunity to take over sole ownership of the company.
Word Originadjective late Middle English (also in the senses ‘secluded’ and ‘unrivalled’): from Old French soule, from Latin sola, feminine of solus ‘alone’.
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