Solely — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

without any others being included or involved

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊlli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊlli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊlli/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈoʊlli/.

Examples

was entirely to blame
a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
he works for Mr. Smith exclusively

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alone entirely exclusively only

Parts of Speech

adverb

without any others being included or involved

“was entirely to blame”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nur

ohne dass andere einbezogen oder beteiligt werden

🇫🇷French

uniquement

sans que personne d'autre ne soit inclus ou impliqué

🇪🇸Spanish

únicamente

sin que otros estén incluidos o involucrados

🇮🇹Italian

esclusivamente

senza che altri siano inclusi o coinvolti

🇳🇱Dutch

uitsluitend

zonder dat er anderen bij betrokken zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

unicamente

sem que quaisquer outros sejam incluídos ou envolvidos

🇷🇺Russian

исключительно

без включения или участия других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकेले

बिना किसी अन्य को शामिल या शामिल किए

🇧🇩Bengali

এককভাবে

অন্যদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত বা জড়িত ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றிலும்

மற்றவர்கள் சேர்க்கப்படாமல் அல்லது ஈடுபடாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తిగా

ఇతరులను చేర్చకుండా లేదా ప్రమేయం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

फक्त

इतर कोणाचाही समावेश किंवा सहभाग न घेता

🇮🇳Gujarati

માત્ર

અન્ય કોઈને સામેલ કર્યા વિના અથવા સામેલ કર્યા વિના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇವಲ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಇತರರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാത്രം

മറ്റുള്ളവരെ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ ഉൾപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਰਫ਼

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

صرف

کسی دوسرے کو شامل یا شامل کیے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

仅仅

没有任何其他人被包括或参与

🇯🇵Japanese

もっぱら

他の人が含まれたり関与したりすることなく

🇰🇷Korean

혼자서

다른 사람이 포함되거나 관여하지 않고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

duy nhất

mà không có bất kỳ người nào khác được bao gồm hoặc tham gia

🇹🇭Thai

แต่เพียงผู้เดียว

โดยไม่มีบุคคลอื่นใดถูกรวมหรือเกี่ยวข้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

semata-mata

tanpa ada orang lain yang dilibatkan atau dilibatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

lamang

nang walang ibang kasama o kasangkot

🇲🇾Malay

semata-mata

tanpa ada orang lain yang disertakan atau terlibat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بِمُفرَدِه

دون إشراك أو إشراك أي شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

صرفا

بدون اینکه دیگران درگیر یا دخیل باشند

🇹🇷Turkish

sadece

başkaları dahil edilmeden veya dahil edilmeden

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַך וְרַק

מבלי שאחרים ייכללו או מעורבים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'solely'?

The primary meaning of 'solely' is 'without any others being included or involved'.

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Using 'solely' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'solely' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'solely' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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