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Definition of Lone
1. Adjective. Lacking companions or companionship. "A solitary traveler"
Similar to: Unaccompanied
Derivative terms: Aloneness, Loneliness, Solitariness
2. Adjective. Characterized by or preferring solitude. "A solitary walk"
Similar to: Unsocial
Derivative terms: Loneliness, Solitariness, Solitary
3. Adjective. Being the only one; single and isolated from others. "A solitary speck in the sky"
Definition of Lone
1. n. A lane. See Loanin.
2. a. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher.
Definition of Lone
1. having no companions [adj]
Medical Definition of Lone
1. 1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher. "When I have on those pathless wilds a appeared, And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered." (Shenstone) 2. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. "Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman." (Collection of Records (1642)) "A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear." (Shak) 3. Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house. " A lone isle." "By a lone well a lonelier column rears." (Byron) 4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. "Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls, And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls." (Pope) Origin: Abbrev. Fr. Alone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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