lone

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ləʊn/ / /loʊn/

Etymology: Shortened from alone.

Solitary; having no companion.
“a lone traveler or watcher”
“When I have on those pathless wilds appeared, / And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered.”
Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
Sole; being the only one of a type.
“the lone male audience member at the concert”
Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.
“a lone house; a lone isle”
“By a lone wall a lonelier column rears.”
Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
“Thus vanish sceptres, coronets, and balls, / And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls.”
“He made a turn or two in the shop, and looked for Hope among the instruments; but they obstinately worked out reckonings for the missing ship, in spite of any opposition he could offer, that ended at the bottom of the lone sea.”
Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.
“Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman.”
“A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear.”
Not divided into multiple districts.
“lone congressional district”

Etymology: Shortened from alone.