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Meaning of 'lone' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lone [ a.]
- Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher.
- Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
- Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house.
- Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
2 . Lone [ n.]
- A lane. See Loanin.

Meaning of 'lone' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lone [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by or preferring solitude
Example in sentence:
  • a lone wolf;
  • a lonely existence;
  • a man of a solitary disposition;
  • a solitary walk
Meaning (2):
- lacking companions or companionship
Example in sentence:
  • a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel;
  • a lonely soul;
  • a solitary traveler;
  • he was alone when we met him;
  • she is alone much of the time;
  • the lone skier on the mountain
Meaning (3):
- being the only one; single and isolated from others
Example in sentence:
  • a lonesome pine;
  • a solitary instance of cowardice;
  • a solitary speck in the sky;
  • an only child;
  • the lone doctor in the entire county;
  • the sole example;
  • the sole heir

Nearby Words:

lond london londoner londonism londonize loneliness lonely loneness lonesome long

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