sole
Unmarried (especially of a woman); widowed.
Other meanings
Unique; unsurpassed.
“The sole brilliance of this gem.”
With independent power; unfettered.
“A sole authority.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "sōlus" (alone, single, solitary, lonely).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sole” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.