lone

(lōn)

adj.

1. Without accompaniment; solitary: a lone skier on the mountain.

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.]

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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

[C14: from the mistaken division of alone into a lone]

ˈloneness n

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lone

(loʊn)

adj.

1. being alone; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler.

2. standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley.

3. sole; single; only: our lone competitor in the field.

4. unfrequented.

[1325–75; Middle English; aph. var of alone]

lone′ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

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

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lone

adjective

1. Lacking the company of others:

alone, companionless, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, unaccompanied.

2. Without a spouse:

fancy-free, footloose, single, sole, spouseless, unattached, unmarried, unwed.

Idiom: footloose and fancy-free.

3. Alone in a given category:

one, only, particular, separate, single, singular, sole, solitary, unique.

Idioms: first and last, one and only.

4. Set away from all others:

alone, apart, detached, isolate, isolated, removed, solitary.

Translations

وَحيد، مُنْفَرِد

osamocený

enlig

einsam einzeln

solitario solo

ainoayksiyksinäinen

seul solitaire

egyedül

einn, einsamall

solitario solo isolato

nuošalusvienatvė

viens patsvientuļš

ensam

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

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

lone

(ləun) adjective

solitary, without companions, by itself etc. a lone figure on the beach.

ˈlonely adjective

1. lacking or wanting companionship. Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?

2. (of a place) far away from busy places, having few people. a lonely island.

ˈloneliness noun

ˈlonesome adjective

(especially American) lonely; solitary. She feels lonesome when her brothers are at school.

ˈlonesomeness noun