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lone Definition

lone (lōn)

adjective

  1. by oneself; alone; solitary
  2. Rare lonesome
  3. Rare unmarried or widowed
    1. standing apart from others of its kind; isolated
    2. Old Poet. unfrequented: said of places

Etymology: ME, aphetic < alone

lone Related Forms
lone′·ness noun
lone Synonyms

lone

modif.

solitary, lonesome, deserted; see alone 1. See syn. study at alone.

lone Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • parent: There are 783 thousand lone parents claiming income support, down 40 thousand over the same period.
  • parenthood: Also new for 1998 were three books exploring the issues surrounding lone parenthood.
  • striker: Last season, he was a lone striker, usually playing against two center backs.
  • mother: They are not all lone mothers living on benefits in council housing.
  • pair: The colon is used to indicate a lone pair.
  • gunman: The Last Word, Part One - A lone gunman in a clown mask holds siege at the Junior Gazette.

Modifying Another Word

  • especially: However, the following groups of students are a priority for help from the Access Fund; Students with children, especially lone parents.
  • particularly: One in twenty mothers in Britain - particularly lone mothers on Income Support - go without food to meet the needs of their child.
  • so: Where shall they find on foreign land, So lone a lake, so sweet a strand?
lone Quotes

Lone, lone, and lone I stand, With none to hear my cry, As the black feet of the night Go walking down the sky.

—Gilmore, Dame MaryJean ne¤  e Mary Jean Cameron