lone

L0216300 (lōn)adj.1. Without accompaniment; solitary: a lone skier on the mountain.2. Being the only one; sole: the lone doctor in the county.3. Situated by itself: a lone tree on the prairie; a lone blue tile in a white floor.

[Middle English, short for alone; see alone.]

lone

(ləʊn) adj (prenominal) 1. unaccompanied; solitary2. single or isolated: a lone house. 3. a literary word for lonely4. unmarried or widowed[C14: from the mistaken division of alone into a lone] ˈloneness n

lone

(loʊn)

adj. 1. being alone; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. 2. standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley. 3. sole; single; only: our lone competitor in the field. 4. unfrequented. [1325–75; Middle English; aph. var of alone] lone′ness, n.

Thesaurus

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"lonely, alone, solitaryunaccompanied - being without an escort
	2.	lone - characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"solitary, lonelyunsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"
	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"lonesome, only, sole, solitarysingle - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"

lone

adjective1. solitary, single, separate, one, only, sole, by yourself, unaccompanied a lone woman motorist2. single, on your own, unmarried, separated, unattached, without a partner a lone parent3. isolated, deserted, remote, secluded, lonesome, godforsaken a lone tree on a hill

lone

adjective1. Lacking the company of others:alone, companionless, lonely, lonesome, single, solitary, unaccompanied.2. Without a spouse:fancy-free, footloose, single, sole, spouseless, unattached, unmarried, unwed.Idiom: footloose and fancy-free.3. Alone in a given category:one, only, particular, separate, single, singular, sole, solitary, unique.Idioms: first and last, one and only.4. Set away from all others:alone, apart, detached, isolate, isolated, removed, solitary.

Translations

孤独的

lone

(ləun) adjective solitary, without companions, by itself etc. a lone figure on the beach.孤独的ˈlonely adjective1. lacking or wanting companionship. Aren't you lonely, living by yourself?孤独的2. (of a place) far away from busy places, having few people. a lonely island.人迹稀少的ˈloneliness noun 孤独，寂寞 ˈlonesome adjective (especially American) lonely; solitary. She feels lonesome when her brothers are at school. 孤单的，寂寞的 ˈlonesomeness noun孤独

lone

lone it

To go somewhere or do something alone; to be by oneself. A: "Do you want to come out with me and my friends to see a movie? B: "No thanks, I'm just going to lone it tonight." No one else wanted to leave the party, so I had to lone it back home.See also: lone

lone gunman

A shooter that acts alone. This phrase is perhaps most often associated with Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated John F. Kennedy. I know you think the murders were perpetrated by a lone gunman, but I just can't believe that no one else helped him to carry out all this violence.See also: lone

lone wolf

1. Someone who does not seek or like the company of others. Shannon should have known Brad would break her heart—he's a lone wolf who doesn't like getting close to anybody. A: "Does he have any friends at school?" B: "No, I think he's a lone wolf."2. A terrorist who acts alone or independently of a larger group when carrying out an attack. The attack was carried out by another lone wolf who had no affiliation with terror groups but was inspired by radical postings online.See also: lone, wolf

(lone) voice in the wilderness

One who expresses an unpopular opinion or idea. She felt like a voice in the wilderness as she tried to warn others about the impending economic collapse. He was a lone voice in the wilderness as he tried to expose the vast corruption within the organization.See also: voice, wilderness

plough a lone(ly) furrow

To do something in isolation; to act without the help of others. Primarily heard in UK. I tried to offer Jonathan help with the project, but he'd rather plough a lone furrow.See also: furrow, plough

lone wolf

A person who prefers to do without the company or assistance of others. For example, Her nursery school teacher described Beth as a lone wolf, an assessment her parents found astonishing . This expression alludes to the tendency of some species of wolf to hunt alone rather than in packs. [c. 1900] See also: lone, wolf

plough a lonely furrow

plough a lone furrow

BRITISH, LITERARYIf someone ploughs a lonely furrow or ploughs a lone furrow, they do something by themselves and in their own way, without any help or support from other people. It seems that Shattock was something of an original thinker, ploughing a lonely furrow. Stein sandwich bar continues to plough a lone furrow as the building's only occupant. Note: This expression is very variable. Their government is more than adept at ploughing its own diplomatic furrow. Note: A furrow is a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough. See also: furrow, lonely, plough

a voice crying in the wilderness

a lone voice in the wilderness

If you describe someone as a voice crying in the wilderness or a lone voice in the wilderness, you mean that they are telling people about the dangers in an important situation or the truth about it, but nobody is paying any attention. Until recently, Dr Seddon's was a voice crying in the wilderness. But people are starting to listen to what he has to say. For years, he was a lone voice in the wilderness, and a lot of it came across as self-serving. But I'll tell you, the man was right. Note: This is from the Bible, and refers to John the Baptist who preached the coming of the Messiah but was often ignored. (Matthew 3:3) See also: crying, voice, wilderness

a lone wolf

A lone wolf is an independent person who likes doing things on their own, rather than doing them with other people. He was also somewhat of a lone wolf, never marrying. Latham's personal style is that of a political lone wolf.See also: lone, wolf

lone wolf

a person who prefers to act alone.See also: lone, wolf

plough a lonely (or your own) furrow

follow a course of action in which you are isolated or in which you can act independently.See also: furrow, lonely, plough

a ˌlone ˈwolf

a person who chooses to work, live, be, etc. alone: In the police force he had the reputation of being something of a lone wolf.See also: lone, wolf

lone wolf

n. a man who stays to himself. Fred is sort of a lone wolf until he has a few drinks. See also: lone, wolf

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adj solitary

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adj single

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adj lacking the company of others

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adj without a spouse

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adj set away from all others

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adj lacking companions or companionship

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adj characterized by or preferring solitude

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adj being the only one

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