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lone

/l/oU/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a <i>lone</i> traveler or watcher.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. A lane. See <u>Loanin</u>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. lacking companions or companionship

    adj.all

    Examples
    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.
    Synonyms alone lonely solitary

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. characterized by or preferring solitude

    adj.all

    Examples
    A lone wolf.
    A lonely existence.
    Synonyms lonely solitary

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. being the only one; single and isolated from others

    adj.all

    Examples
    The lone doctor in the entire county.
    A lonesome pine.
    Synonyms lonesome only sole solitary

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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