Lone

Adjective

 * 1) Solitary; having no companion.
 * 2) Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.
 * 3) Sole; being the only one of a type.
 * 4) Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.

Synonyms

 * only

Derived terms

 * lone gunman


 * lone wolf

Related terms

 * alone

Adverbs for Lone
desolately; noticeably; distinctly; prominently; tragically; cheerlessly; remotely; intensely; solitarily; terribly; remarkably; uniquely; dreadfully.

Thesaurus
a certain, abandoned, absolute, alienated, all alone, alone, aloof, an, any, any one, apart, atomic, azygous, celibate, companionless, deserted, detached, either, exclusive, first and last, forsaken, friendless, homeless, impair, in solitude, individual, indivisible, insular, integral, irreducible, isolated, kithless, lonely, lonesome, monadic, monistic, odd, one, one and only, only, only-begotten, particular, removed, rootless, secluded, separate, separated, simple, single, single-handed, singular, sole, solid, solitary, solo, unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unanalyzable, unassisted, unattended, undivided, unescorted, unexampled, uniform, unique, unitary, unpaired, unrepeatable, unrepeated, unseconded, unsupported, whole, withdrawn

Pronunciation



 * Homophones: loan
 * Homophones: loan

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese: 孤独的 (gūdú de)
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: einzeln
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: ひとりの (hitori no)
 * Korean: 고독의 (godokui)
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ఒంటరి (onTari)


 * Finnish:


 * French: seul, isolé


 * Finnish: ,


 * French: unique


 * Finnish:


 * French: isolé

Anagrams

 * enol, leno, Leon, León, NOEL, Noel, Noël, noel, noël, one L

Etymology
Shortened from Abelone, a Danish form of Apollonia, name of an early martyr, derived from the god Apollo.

Etymology
From Lone:. First recorded in Norway in 1848.