lone
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (3)
- 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”Synonyms: alone(p)lone(a)lonely(a)solitary
- characterized by or preferring solitude“a lone wolf”“a lonely existence”“a man of a solitary disposition”“a solitary walk”Synonyms: lone(a)lonely(a)solitary
- 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”Synonyms: lone(a)lonesome(a)only(a)sole(a)solitary(a)
Webster's Dictionary (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]