sola

¹

[ soh-lah ]

noun

1. an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.

sola

²

[ saw-lah; English soh-luh ]

adjective

, Latin.

1. (referring to a woman) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).

sola

/ ˈsəʊlə /

adjective

1. the feminine form of solus

Word History and Origins

Origin of sola¹

First recorded in 1835–45, sola is from the Hindi word solā

Example Sentences

It’s easy to accept Sola Fadiran as both Capulet and Lady Capulet, as the two figures blend into Juliet’s composite parent.

From Los Angeles Times

There are some potentially negative health effects from ingesting too much fluoride — just as there are risks to drinking too much water or taking too much vitamin C. As the saying goes in toxicology: dosis sola facit venenum — the dose makes the poison.

From Salon

In the late 1970s, she moved to Greece to join the cast of the musical “Sola Sola.”

From Los Angeles Times

Several of the authors are inventors of patents related to the WID-qCIN test and are shareholders in Sola Diagnostics GmbH, which holds the rights to commercialise the test.

From Science Daily

Es raro que un país tenga una sola candidata presidencial con antecedentes técnicos.

From Science Magazine