Lone

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn
• Homophones: loan

Origin

Shortened from alone.

Full definition of lone

Adjective

1. Solitary; having no companion.a lone traveler or watcher
• ShenstoneWhen I have on those pathless wilds appeared,
  And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered.
2. Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
3. Sole; being the only one of a type.
4. Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.a lone house; a lone isle
• ByronBy a lone well a lonelier column rears.
5. (archaic) Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.
• Alexander PopeThus vanish sceptres, coronets, and balls,
  And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls.
6. (archaic) single; unmarried, or in widowhood
• Collection of Records (1642)Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman.
• ShakespeareA hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman to bear.

Synonyms

• only

Derived terms

Related terms

• alone

Anagrams

• enol, leno, Leon, León, noel, noël, Noel, Noël, NOEL, nole, one L