lone

UK: /ˈləʊn/ US: /loʊn/ ,(lōn)

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lone /loʊn/   adj. [before a noun]

1. being alone;
   standing by itself or apart;
   isolated;
   sole:
   a lone traveler.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lone  (lōn), 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; Middle English; aphetic var of alone, used attributively

lone′ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See alone. 
• 2. separate, separated, secluded.

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lone / ləʊn/ adjective (prenominal)

1. unaccompanied; solitary
2. single or isolated: a lone house
3. a literary word for lonely
4. unmarried or widowed

Etymology: 14th Century: from the mistaken division of alone into a lone

ˈloneness noun