Aloner

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who enjoys being alone, but without the antisocial connotations of being a "loner".

    "If you are an aloner, you are self-reliant and autonomous, and relatively introverted. You don't need the company of others to buoy you up; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    More alone or isolated. nonstandard

    "So sick, so alone. And now. Sicker, aloner. Was not that something?"

Synonyms

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hermitlonerreclusesolitarysullen

Example

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"So sick, so alone. And now. Sicker, aloner. Was not that something?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From alone + -er (comparative suffix).

Etymology 2

From alone + -er (relational suffix).

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