ˈlōn adjective
Etymology: Middle English, by shortening (resulting from incorrect division of alon, alone alone as a lon, a lone ) of alon, alone — more at alone
1.
a. : having no company : lonesome : solitary
here and there a lone traveler could be seen walking up the winding roads — H.A.Chippendale
a lone horseman carried the mail — American Guide Series: New Hampshire
b. : preferring solitude : disposed to isolation
the hermit, the lone soul, does not build but seeks a cave — John Dewey
a lone wolf
c. : having no husband : being unmarried or widowed
a big city is full of lone women
2. : only , sole
constitutes the lone industry of the community — American Guide Series: Vermont
the annual picnic in many companies furnishes the lone contact with employees' families — Dun's Review
the Lone Star State
3. : situated by itself : isolated , remote
the lone oak tree against the sky — Howard Troyer
this lone outpost on the keys — American Guide Series: Florida
Synonyms: see alone , single
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- one's lone