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lone

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lone  (ln)
adj.
1.
a. Without accompaniment; solitary: a lone skier on the mountain.
b. Without companionship; isolated or lonely.
2. Being the only one; sole: the lone doctor in the county.
3. Situated by itself: a lone tree on the prairie; a lone blue tile in a white floor.

[Middle English, short for alone; see alone.]

lone
Adjective
1. solitary: a lone figure
2. isolated: a lone isle guarded by the great Atlantic swell
3. Brit unmarried or widowed: a lone parent [from the mistaken division of alone into a lone]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lone - 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"
unaccompanied - being without an escort
2.lone - characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"
unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"
3.lone - 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"
single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"

lone
adjective 1. solitary, single, separate, one, only, sole, by yourself, unaccompanied
adjective 2. isolated, deserted, remote, secluded, lonesome chiefly U.S., Canad. godforsaken
Translations

lone [ləun] adjsolitario
lone [ləun] adjsolitaire
lone [ləun] adjeinzeln, einsam;
(only) → einzig
lone [ləun] adjsolitario/a

lone
adj lone [ləun]
solitary, without companions, by itself etc a lone figure on the beach.eensaamوَحيد، مُنْفَرِدсамosamocenýenligeinsamμόνος, μοναχικόςsolitarioüksildaneتنهاyksinäinensolitaireבּוֹדֵדअकेलाsam, usamljenmagányossendirianeinn, einsamallsolitario孤独の고독한, 혼자의vienišasviens pats; vientuļšsendirianeenzaamenslig, ensomsamotnysolitáriosingur(atic)одинокийosamotenýsamotenusamljenensamโดดเดี่ยวyalnız孤獨的самотній, одинокийتنہاkhông bầu bạn; đơn chiếc
adj ˈlonely
1 lacking or wanting companionship Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?eensaamوَحيد، بدون أصْدِقاءусамотенosamělýensomeinsamπου αισθάνεται μοναξιά, μόνος, μοναχόςsoloüksildaneتنهاyksinäinen(qui se sent) seulבּוֹדֵדएकांकीusamljenmagányoskesepianeinmanasolo寂しい고독한vienišasvientuļšberasa kesunyianeenzaamenslig, ene og forlattsamotnysozinho(care se simte) singurодинокийosamelýosamljenusamljenensamเหงาyalnız孤獨的самотнійتنہا رہنا یا ہوناcô đơn
2 (of a place) far away from busy places, having few people a lonely island.verlateمُنْعَزِلуединенizolovaný; liduprázdnýøde; afsideseinsamαπομονωμένοςaislado, solitariokõrvalineدور افتادهsyrjäinenisoléמְבוּדַדअकेला, सुनसान, वीरानusamljen, izoliranelhagy(at)ottsunyieinmanalegurisolato人里離れた인가에서 떨어진nuošalusvientulīgs; nomaļšsunyiverlatenensomodludnyisoladoizolatуединённыйizolovaný; ľudoprázdnysamotenosamljenoensligt belägenร้างtenha人跡稀少的відлюдний; пустельнийالگ تھلگvắng vẻ
n ˈloneliness
alleenheidوِحْدَه، عُزْلَهсамотаsamotaensomheddie Einsamkeitμοναξιάsoledadüksildusتنهاییyksinäisyyssolitudeבְּדִידוּתएकाकीपन, अकेलापनusamljenostmagány(osság)kesendirianeinmanaleikisolitudine孤独고독, 고립vienatvėvientulība; vienatnekesunyianeenzaamheidensomhetsamotnośćsolidãosingurătateодиночествоsamotaosamelostusamljenostensamhet, enslighetความเปล่าเปลี่ยวyalnızlık孤獨, 寂寞самотність, самітністьتنہائیsự cô đơn,
adj ˈlonesome
(especially American) lonely; solitary She feels lonesome when her brothers are at school.stoksielalleenوَحيد، مُنْعَزِلсамотенosamocený, osamělýensom; aleneeinsamπου αισθάνεται μοναξιά, μόνος, μοναχόςsoloüksildaneتنها و بیکسyksinäinensolitaireבּוֹדֵדएकाकीusamljenmagányoskesepianeinmanasolo寂しい외로운vienišasvientuļš; vientulīgsrasa sunyieenzaamensom, ene og forlattsamotnysozinhosin­­gur, însingurat, solitarодинокийosamelýosamljenusamljenensamหงอยเหงาkimsesiz, yalnız孤單的, 寂寞的самотній; відлюднийفرقت زدہcô đơn; hiu quạnh, 寞的
n ˈlonesomeness
stoksielalleenheidشُعور بالعُزْلَه أو الوِحْدَهсамотаosamělostensomheddie Einsamkeitμοναξιάsoledadüksildusتنهایی و بیکسیyksinäisyyssolitudeבְּדִידוּתअकेलापन, एकांतusamljenostmagány(osság)rasa kesepianeinmanaleikisolitudine寂しさ외로움vienišumasvientulībakesunyianeenzaamheidensomhetsamotnośćsolidãoînsingurareодиночествоosamelosťosamljenostusamljenostensamhetความอ้างว้างyalnızlık, kimsesizlik孤獨самотністьاحساس تنہائیsự cô đơn; hiu quạnh

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