: the part of an item of footwear on which the sole rests and upon which the wearer treads

She is of East African, Tamil (South Indian), Native American descent through her mother's side and North African, Eastern European and British descent through her father's side.

SOLE definition: being the only one; only. See examples of sole used in a sentence.

SOLE definition: 1. being one only; single: 2. not shared with anyone else: 3. the bottom part of the foot that…. Learn more.

1. Being the only one: the sole survivor of the crash. 2. Of or relating to only one individual or group; exclusive: She took sole command of the ship.

Dec 15, 2025 · sole (third-person singular simple present soles, present participle soling, simple past and past participle soled) (transitive) To put a sole on a shoe or a boot.

sole /səʊl/ n ( pl sole, soles) any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes

There are 30 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sole, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The sole of your foot or of a shoe or sock is the underneath surface of it. ...shoes with rubber soles. He had burned the sole of his foot.

SOLE meaning: 1 : only or single; 2 : belonging only to the person or group specified