lone

American  

[lohn] / loʊn /

adjective

1. being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied.

   a lone traveler.

2. standing by itself or apart; isolated.

   a lone house in the valley.

   Synonyms:

   secluded, separate

3. sole; single; only.

   That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.

4. unfrequented.

5. without companionship; lonesome; lonely.

6. unmarried or widowed.

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lone British  

/ ləʊn /

adjective

1. unaccompanied; solitary

2. single or isolated

   a lone house

3. a literary word for lonely

4. unmarried or widowed

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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

He is in ill health and has spent most of the last five years in solitary confinement, the lone window fixed to block sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal

In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.

From The Wall Street Journal

Carroll, another defensive mind, was on the headset for Seattle’s lone Super Bowl victory.

From The Wall Street Journal

This lone January-based indicator with statistical significance is known as the January sentiment effect.

From MarketWatch

No telephone, no register, just a lone piece of paper and a pencil.

From Literature

Related Words

• lonely
• sole
• solitary