lone

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.

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

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lone [ləʊn]

adj (prenominal)

1. unaccompanied; solitary

2. single or isolated a lone house

3. a literary word for lonely

4. unmarried or widowed

[from the mistaken division of alone into a lone]

loneness  n

Thesaurus

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" lonely, alone, solitary 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" solitary, lonely 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" lonesome, only, sole, solitary 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"

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lone

adjective

1. solitary, single, separate, one, only, sole, by yourself, unaccompanied a lone woman motorist

2. single, on your own, unmarried, separated, unattached, without a partner a lone parent

3. isolated, deserted, remote, secluded, lonesome, godforsaken a lone tree on a hill

Translations

lone [ləʊn]

A. ADJ (= solitary) → solitario
to play a lone hand (fig) → actuar solo
see also lonely

B. CPD lone parent N = single parent lone ranger N → llanero m solitario
lone wolf N (fig) → lobo m solitario

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lone [ˈləʊn] adj

(= solitary) [traveller, rider] → solitaire; [gunman] → isolé(e); [survivor] → unique
a lone voice
He has always been a lone voice on many issues → Il a toujours été le seul à s'exprimer sur nombre de questions.

(bringing up a child single-handedly) [mother, father] → célibataire lone parent, lone parent family

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lone

adj (= single) → einzeln; (= isolated) → einsam; (= only) survivor, success → einzig; lone traveller (Brit) or traveler (US) → Alleinreisende(r) mf; he prefers to play a lone hand → er macht lieber alles im Alleingang; to be a lone voice → ein einsamer Rufer sein; to fight a lone battle → einen einsamen Kampf führen; lone mother → alleinerziehende Mutter; lone father → alleinerziehender Vater; lone parent → Alleinerziehende(r) mf, → alleinerziehender Elternteil; lone parent family → Einelternfamilie f, → Alleinerziehendenhaushalt m

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lone [ləʊn] adj (frm) (person) → solitario/a, solo/a; (house) → solitario/a
to play a lone hand (fig) → agire da solo

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lone [ləʊn] adj (frm) (person) → solitario/a, solo/a; (house) → solitario/a
to play a lone hand (fig) → agire da solo

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lone

adj lone [ləun]

solitary, without companions, by itself etc a lone figure on the beach. eensaam وَحيد، مُنْفَرِد сам osamocený enlig einsam μόνος, μοναχικός solitario üksildane تنها yksin solitaire בּוֹדֵד अकेला sam, usamljen magányos sendirian einn, einsamall solitario 孤独の 홀로 있는 vienišas viens pats; vientuļš sendirian eenzaam enslig, ensom samotny solitário singur(atic) одинокий osamotený samoten usamljen ensam โดดเดี่ยว yalnız 孤獨的 самотній, одинокий تنہا không bầu bạn; đơn chiếc 孤独的

adj lonely

1 lacking or wanting companionship Aren't you lonely, living by yourself? eensaam وَحيد، بدون أصْدِقاء усамотен osamělý ensom einsam που αισθάνεται μοναξιά, μόνος, μοναχός solo üksildane تنها yksinäinen (qui se sent) seul בּוֹדֵד एकांकी usamljen magányos kesepian einmana solo 寂しい 외로운 vienišas vientuļš berasa kesunyian eenzaam enslig, ene og forlatt samotny sozinho (care se simte) singur одинокий osamelý osamljen usamljen ensam เหงา yalnız 孤獨的 самотній تنہا رہنا یا ہونا cô đơn 孤独的

2 (of a place) far away from busy places, having few people a lonely island. verlate مُنْعَزِل уединен izolovaný; liduprázdný øde; afsides einsam απομονωμένος aislado, solitario kõrvaline دور افتاده syrjäinen isolé מְבוּדַד अकेला, सुनसान, वीरान usamljen, izoliran elhagy(at)ott sunyi einmanalegur isolato 人里離れた 벽지의, 외진 nuošalus vientulīgs; nomaļš sunyi verlaten ensom odludny isolado izolat уединённый izolovaný; ľudoprázdny samoten osamljeno ensligt belägen ร้าง tenha 人跡稀少的 відлюдний; пустельний الگ تھلگ vắng vẻ 人迹稀少的

n loneliness

alleenheid وِحْدَه، عُزْلَه самота samota ensomhed die Einsamkeit μοναξιά soledad üksildus تنهایی yksinäisyys solitude בְּדִידוּת एकाकीपन, अकेलापन usamljenost magány(osság) kesendirian einmanaleiki solitudine 孤独 고독, 고립 vienatvė vientulība; vienatne kesunyian eenzaamheid ensomhet samotność solidão singurătate одиночество samota osamelost usamljenost ensamhet, enslighet ความเปล่าเปลี่ยว yalnızlık 孤獨, 寂寞 самотність, самітність تنہائی sự cô đơn 孤独, 寂寞

adj lonesome

(especially American) lonely; solitary She feels lonesome when her brothers are at school. stoksielalleen وَحيد، مُنْعَزِل самотен osamocený, osamělý ensom; alene einsam που αισθάνεται μοναξιά, μόνος, μοναχός solo üksildane تنها و بیکس yksinäinen solitaire בּוֹדֵד एकाकी usamljen magányos kesepian einmana solo 寂しい 외로운 vienišas vientuļš; vientulīgs rasa sunyi eenzaam ensom, ene og forlatt samotny sozinho sin­­gur, însingurat, solitar одинокий osamelý osamljen usamljen ensam หงอยเหงา kimsesiz, yalnız 孤單的, 寂寞的 самотній; відлюдний فرقت زدہ cô đơn; hiu quạnh 孤单的, 寂寞的

n lonesomeness

stoksielalleenheid شُعور بالعُزْلَه أو الوِحْدَه самота osamělost ensomhed die Einsamkeit μοναξιά soledad üksildus تنهایی و بیکسی yksinäisyys solitude בְּדִידוּת अकेलापन, एकांत usamljenost magány(osság) rasa kesepian einmanaleiki solitudine 寂しさ 외로움 vienišumas vientulība kesunyian eenzaamheid ensomhet samotność solidão însingurare одиночество osamelosť osamljenost usamljenost ensamhet ความอ้างว้าง yalnızlık, kimsesizlik 孤獨 самотність احساس تنہائی sự cô đơn; hiu quạnh 孤独