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Added 9 October 2026

sole

/səʊl/ adjective

In Latin: planta Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sole at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
Unique; unsurpassed.
The sole brilliance of this gem.
With independent power; unfettered.
A sole authority.

noun

The bottom or plantar surface of the foot.
The bottom of a shoe or boot.
The foot itself.

verb

To put a sole on a shoe or a boot.

noun

A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or cow in the stall.

Origin

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). Perhaps related to Old Latin sollus (“whole, complete”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“safe, healthy”). More at save.

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