lone
[ lohn ]
/ loʊn /
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adjective
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.
standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley.
sole; single; only: That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.
unmarried or widowed.
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Origin of lone
1325–75; Middle English; aphetic var of alone, used attributively
synonym study for lone
1. See alone.
OTHER WORDS FROM lone
loneness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lone
loan, loneWords nearby lone
London, Jack, London plane, London pride, Londres, Londrina, lone, lone hand, lonely, lonely-hearts, lone pair, loner
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British Dictionary definitions for lone
lone
/ (ləʊn) /
adjective (prenominal)
Derived forms of lone
loneness, nounWord Origin for lone
C14: from the mistaken division of alone into a lone
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