solely

English

Etymology

From Middle English soly, sooly, soolly, equivalent to sole +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊl.li/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊl.li/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -əʊlli

Adverb

solely (not comparable)

Alone; exclusively.
The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.
- 2012 November 20, Nina Bernstein, “Storm Bared a Lack of Options for the Homeless in New York”, in New York Times‎:
  This week, officials closed all evacuation centers but two on Staten Island. Now they plan to rely solely on hotels, even as they brace for a new wave of people displaced from storm-damaged housing where they are facing winter without heat or hot water.

Synonyms

entirely, wholly; see also Thesaurus:solely

Translations

exclusively

American Sign Language: 1@InsideNeckhigh-FingerUpPalmBack CirclesHoriz
Czech: jedině (cs), výhradně, pouze (cs), výlučně
Esperanto: sole (eo)
French: uniquement (fr), exclusivement (fr), seulement (fr)
German: nur (de), einzig und allein, ausschließlich (de), exklusiv (de), allein (de), alleinig (de)
Greek: μόνο (el) (móno), αποκλειστικά (el) (apokleistiká), απλώς και μόνο (aplós kai móno), εξ ολοκλήρου (el) (ex oloklírou)

Hungarian: csupán (hu), egyedül (hu), kizárólag (hu), csakis, pusztán, mindössze (hu)
Norwegian: bare (no)
Portuguese: puramente (pt), unicamente (pt), exclusivamente (pt)
Russian: исключи́тельно (ru) (isključítelʹno), еди́нственно (ru) (jedínstvenno)
Spanish: únicamente (es), solamente (es), exclusivamente (es)

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Nahuatl: ^{(please verify)} ça, ^{(please verify)} çan

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