lone

[lohn]

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.

lone

/ ləʊn /

adjective

1. unaccompanied; solitary

2. single or isolated

   a lone house

3. a literary word for lonely

4. unmarried or widowed

Other Word Forms

• loneness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lone¹

1325–75; Middle English; aphetic var of alone, used attributively

Word History and Origins

Origin of lone¹

C14: from the mistaken division of _alone into a lone

Synonym Study

See alone.

Example Sentences

In one case, a lone Spirit Airlines A320 had six reported fume events in a single month.

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The presentation explained how bank employees could search transaction data to identify a potential domestic terrorist or lone shooter, including by searching for purchases from vendors such as “Bass Pro Shops” and “Cabela’s.”

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I slowly unzipped the tent door, poked my head out and saw it: a lone bison head-butting a picnic table, lifting one end into the air with alarming ease.

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Watching these men work, I realised how far removed this was from the lone scammers.

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During his lone season in the Bay, Snell picked the brain of Giants ace Logan Webb, who has led the National League in innings pitched over each of the past three seasons.

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Related Words

• lonely 
• sole 
• solitary