n. | 1. | A lane. See Loanin. |
a. | 1. | Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; |
2. | Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. | |
3. | Being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; | |
4. | Unfrequented by human beings; solitary. |
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" |
2. | lone - characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "a lone wolf"; "a man of a solitary disposition" | |
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" |