English Explanatory Dictionary

lone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Solitary; having no companion.
  2. Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
  3. Sole; being the only one of a type.
  4. Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
  5. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
  6. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
  7. Not divided into multiple districts.

Pronunciation

lōn /ləʊn/ /loʊn/ en-us-lone.ogg

Word forms

lone

Etymology

Shortened from alone.

Synonyms

only at-large

Related words

alone lonely lonesome

Derived words

Lone Butte lone gunman lone it loneness lone pair loner lone rangering lone star tick lone wolf no-lone zone
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