"seul" meaning in French

See seul in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sœl/ Audio: Fr-seul.ogg Forms: seule [feminine], seuls [masculine, plural], seules [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin solus. Doublet of solo, which is a borrowing from Italian. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|solus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin solus, {{inh+|fr|la|solus}} Inherited from Latin solus, {{doublet|fr|solo}} Doublet of solo Head templates: {{fr-adj}} seul (feminine seule, masculine plural seuls, feminine plural seules)
  1. lonely
    Sense id: en-seul-fr-adj-HLD1qeOo
  2. alone
    Sense id: en-seul-fr-adj--s-LVOXA
  3. only
    Sense id: en-seul-fr-adj--QWxlULt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 21 57 10
  4. single
    Sense id: en-seul-fr-adj-lH8YdQb3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: d’une seule traite, faire cavalier seul, seul à seul, seulement, tout seul, un malheur ne vient jamais seul Related terms: solitude

Inflected forms

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      "word": "d’une seule traite"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faire cavalier seul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seul à seul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "seulement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tout seul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "un malheur ne vient jamais seul"
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    {
      "form": "seule",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/sœl/"
    },
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      "homophone": "seuls"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seule"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "seules"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "faire cavalier seul"
    },
    {
      "word": "seul à seul"
    },
    {
      "word": "seulement"
    },
    {
      "word": "tout seul"
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    },
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    },
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    },
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