Definition of Lone

1. Adjective. Lacking companions or companionship. "A solitary traveler"

Exact synonyms: Alone, Lonely, Solitary
Similar to: Unaccompanied
Derivative terms: Aloneness, Loneliness, Solitariness

2. Adjective. Characterized by or preferring solitude. "A solitary walk"
Exact synonyms: Lonely, Solitary
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"
Exact synonyms: Lonesome, Only, Sole, Solitary
Similar to: Single
Derivative terms: Lonesomeness

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lone

Lomotil
lompish
lomustine
lomustine
Lonas
Lonas annua
Lonas inodora
Lonchocarpus
london
London
Londoner
london dispersion forces
London forces
London plane
lone (current term)
lone (current term)
lone(a)
Lone-Star State
lonelier
loneliest
lonelily
loneliness
loneliness
lonelinesses
lonely
lonely
lonely(a)
loneness
lonenesses
loner

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