'Lone' definitions:
Definition of 'lone'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
adjective
Characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk" [syn: lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
adjective
Being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" [syn: lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)]
Definition of 'Lone'
From: GCIDE
- Lone \Lone\, a. [Abbrev. fr. alone.]
- 1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher. [1913 Webster]
- When I have on those pathless wilds a appeared, And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
- Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman. --Collection of Records (1642). [1913 Webster]
- A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house. " A lone isle." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- By a lone well a lonelier column rears. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. [1913 Webster]
- Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls, And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lone'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a certain,
- abandoned,
- absolute,
- alienated,
- all alone,
- alone,
- aloof,
- an,
- any,
- any one,
- apart,
- atomic,
- azygous,
- celibate,
- companionless,
- deserted,
- detached,
- either,
- exclusive,
- first and last,
- forsaken,
- friendless,
- homeless,
- impair,
- in solitude,
- individual,
- indivisible,
- insular,
- integral,
- irreducible,
- isolated,
- kithless,
- lonely,
- lonesome,
- monadic,
- monistic,
- odd,
- one,
- one and only,
- only,
- only-begotten,
- particular,
- removed,
- rootless,
- secluded,
- separate,
- separated,
- simple,
- single,
- single-handed,
- singular,
- sole,
- solid,
- solitary,
- solo,
- unabetted,
- unaccompanied,
- unaided,
- unanalyzable,
- unassisted,
- unattended,
- undivided,
- unescorted,
- unexampled,
- uniform,
- unique,
- unitary,
- unpaired,
- unrepeatable,
- unrepeated,
- unseconded,
- unsupported,
- whole,
- withdrawn
Words containing 'Lone'
- Lonely,
- Loneness,
- Lone Elm,
- Lone Grove,
- Lone Jack,
- Lone Oak,
- Lone Pine,
- Lone Rock,
- Lone Star,
- Lone Tree,
- Lone Wolf,
- lone hand,
- Lone Elm, KS,
- Lone Grove, OK,
- Lone Jack, MO,
- Lone Oak, GA,
- Lone Oak, KY,
- Lone Oak, TX,
- Lone Pine, CA,
- Lone Rock, IA,
- Lone Rock, WI,
- Lone Star, TX,
- Lone Tree, CO,
- Lone Tree, IA,
- Lone Wolf, OK,
- Lone-Star State