lone

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lone

  • /ləʊn/ UK
  • /loʊn/ US

Sounds like loan · Rhymes with -əʊn

Where it comes from

Shortened from alone.

adjective

  1. not comparable Solitary; having no companion. a lone traveler or watcher
  2. not comparable Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
  3. not comparable Sole; being the only one of a type. the lone male audience member at the concert
  4. not comparable Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours. a lone house;  a lone isle
  5. archaic, not comparable Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. Thus vanish sceptres, coronets, and balls, / And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls.
  6. archaic, not comparable Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman.
  7. Philippines, not comparable Not divided into multiple districts. lone congressional district

verb lones · loning · loned

  1. Only used in lone it

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