lone UK /ləʊn/US /loʊn/adjective 7phrases 2 adjective7 •Solitary; having no companion.When I have on those pathless wilds appeared, / And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered. — 1741 •Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship. •Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.By a lone wall a lonelier column rears. — 1816 •Sole; being the only one of a type. •(Philippines) Not divided into multiple districts. •(no longer used) Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.Thus vanish sceptres, coronets, and balls, / And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls. — 1715 •(no longer used) Single; unmarried, or in widowhood.Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman. — 1642 Phrases with lone lone gunmanAn individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous. Lone RangerA solitary, sometimes mysterious or heroic, person.
