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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The ID.4 is VW’s lone EV built in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
It opened with a lone hooded figure running onto the stage holding a red flare as fans chanted "BTS, BTS, BTS".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Many of the AI country tunes tap into the genre's archetype of the lone cowboy: a rugged, taciturn, plain-spoken man who, above all, refuses to apologize for simply existing.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
But individual investors were sellers across most sectors last week, with consumer staples the lone exception.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Like a lone boat, bobbing on a wide, dark sea.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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