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- [lohn]
- /loʊn/
- /ləʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lohn]
- /loʊn/
Definitions of lone word
- adjective lone being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. 1
- adjective lone standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley. 1
- adjective lone sole; single; only: That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field. 1
- adjective lone unfrequented. 1
- adjective lone without companionship; lonesome; lonely. 1
- adjective lone unmarried or widowed. 1
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Origin of lone
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English; aphetic var of alone, used attributively
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lone
adj lone
- solitary — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- sole — being the only one; only: the sole living relative.
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- alone — When you are alone, you are not with any other people.
adjective lone
- single-handed — accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
- only — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
- distinct — distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
- discrete — apart or detached from others; separate; distinct: six discrete parts.
- detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.
adverb lone
- shag — this dance step.
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- unassisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- unaided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- solitarily — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
Antonyms for lone
adj lone
- together — into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
- accompanied — to go along or in company with; join in action: to accompany a friend on a walk.
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
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