LONE


Meaning of LONE in English

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

- one's lone

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