attrib.adj. 1 (of a person) solitary; without a companion or supporter. 2 (of a place) unfrequented, uninhabited, lonely. 3 literary feeling or causing to feel lonely. lone hand 1 a hand played or a player playing against the rest at quadrille and euchre. 2 a person or action without allies. lone wolf a person who prefers to act alone.
[ ME, f. ALONE ]