lone

UK /ləʊn/ US /loʊn/

adj 5

Definitions

adj

Solitary; having no companion.

a lone traveler or watcher

When I have on those pathless wilds appeared, / And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered.

Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.

Sole; being the only one of a type.

the lone male audience member at the concert

Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.

a lone house; a lone isle

By a lone wall a lonelier column rears.

Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.

Thus vanish sceptres, coronets, and balls, / And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls.

He made a turn or two in the shop, and looked for Hope among the instruments; but they obstinately worked out reckonings for the missing ship, in spite of any opposition he could offer, that ended at the bottom of the lone sea.

Collocations

ADJ.

brave, light, male, nude, old

A lone male wolf was spotted near the village last winter.

VERB + LONE

appeared, arms, behold, bit, drawing, played, playing, stands

A lone figure appeared on the hilltop as the sun began to set.

LONE + NOUN

-, candle, clownfish, dissenter, driver, drummer, man, mastermind

A lone clownfish darted nervously through the anemone, searching for its family.

PREP.

in, on, up, with, with

A lone figure stood on the empty platform waiting for the last train.

ADV.

always, completely

She always felt lone whenever she walked through the empty house at night.

Thesaurus

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Idioms & Phrases

lone it

To go alone.

1955-1956, Allen Ginsberg, Howl who loned it through the streets of Idaho seeking visionary indian angels

Lone Ranger

A solitary, sometimes mysterious or heroic, person.

The Lone Ranger is always alone in a wilderness he does not quite call home.

lone gunman

An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.

He continues, "So when someone blows the whistle, the hospital has to start looking for a scapegoat. The hospital looks for the lone gunman—the individual, acting alone, acting cou

Example Bank

a lone traveler or watcher

Wiktionary

When I have on those pathless wilds appeared, / And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered.

Wiktionary

The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swea

Wiktionary

He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.

Tatoeba · #239900

"Now that I think of it, where's Tanimoto?" "Playing the lone wolf, as always."

Tatoeba · #328291

A lone sailboat is sailing against the wind.

Tatoeba · #929988

Usage Notes

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