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Lone

//loʊn// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Solitary; having no companion. not-comparable

    "a lone traveler or watcher"

  2. 2
    Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Sole; being the only one of a type. not-comparable

    "the lone male audience member at the concert"

  4. 4
    Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours. not-comparable

    "a lone house;  a lone isle"

  5. 5
    Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. archaic, not-comparable

    "Thus vanish sceptres, coronets, and balls, / And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls."

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  1. 6
    Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. archaic, not-comparable

    "Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman."

  2. 7
    Not divided into multiple districts. Philippines, not-comparable

    "lone congressional district"

Adjective
  1. 1
    being the only one; single and isolated from others wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by or preferring solitude wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking companions or companionship wordnet

Etymology

Shortened from alone.

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