— loneness , n.
/lohn/ , adj.
1. being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.
2. standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley.
3. sole; single; only: That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.
4. unfrequented.
5. without companionship; lonesome; lonely.
6. unmarried or widowed.
[ 1325-75; ME; aph. var of ALONE, used attributively ]
Syn. 1. See alone. 2. separate, separated, secluded.