lone
Americanadjective
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being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied.
a lone traveler.
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standing by itself or apart; isolated.
a lone house in the valley.
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sole; single; only.
That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.
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unmarried or widowed.
adjective
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unaccompanied; solitary
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single or isolated
a lone house
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a literary word for lonely
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unmarried or widowed
Related Words
See alone.
Other Word Forms
- loneness noun
Etymology
Origin of lone
1325–75; Middle English; aphetic var of alone, used attributively
Example Sentences
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Sauer kept returning to his claim that the lone purpose of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was to overturn Dred Scott and grant citizenship to newly freed slaves and their children.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Governor Stephen Miran was the lone dissenter, favoring a cut.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Jay Goldberg, a Seaport Research analyst who’s the lone bear on Nvidia’s stock, said the company “is having a harder time moving the needle” lately.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026
The data will likely show that the domestic economy got off to a sluggish start in 2026, ING economists said, with industrial production likely to be the lone bright spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The sun was just about to set and the two of them were in the backyard, crouched under the lone plum tree.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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