Meaning of lone(a) in English

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    lone(a)

    Definitions

    1. lacking companions or companionship

    Examples

    • « 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 »

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  2. 2. characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life

    Examples

    • « the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony »
    • « a lone wolf »
    • « a man of a solitary disposition »

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  3. 3. being the only one

    Examples

    • « 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 »

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