English dictionary
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English adjective: lone | |||
| 1. | lone lacking companions or companionship | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | alone, lonely, solitary | ||
| Similar | unaccompanied | ||
| Antonyms | accompanied | ||
| 2. | lone characterized by or preferring solitude | ||
| Samples | A lone wolf. A lonely existence. A man of a solitary disposition. A solitary walk. | ||
| Synonyms | lonely, solitary | ||
| Similar | unsocial | ||
| Antonyms | social | ||
| 3. | lone being the only one; single and isolated from others | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | lonesome, only, sole, solitary | ||
| Similar | single | ||
| Antonyms | multiple | ||
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