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   lone

   /ləʊn/

   adjective

   • 1. having no companions; solitary or single: "I approached a lone drinker across the bar" Similar solitarysinglesolounaccompaniedunescortedaloneall aloneby oneself/itselfsolewithout companionscompanionlessindividualdistinctdetachedisolateduniquelonely
   • ▪ lacking the support of others; isolated: "I am by no means a lone voice"
   • ▪ (of a parent) not having a partner to share the care of one's child or children: British "poverty among lone mothers" Similar singleunmarriedunattachedwithout a partner/husband/wifepartnerlesshusbandlesswifelessseparateddivorcedwidowed
   • 2. (of a place) unfrequented and remote: literary "houses in lone rural settings" Similar deserteduninhabitedunfrequentedlonelyunpopulateddesolatebarrenisolatedremotemaroonedout of the waysecludedsequesteredoff the beaten trackin the back of beyondin the middle of nowheregodforsakenOpposite populouscrowded

   Word Origin late Middle English: shortening of alone.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • N

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