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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life | |
| Synonyms: | solitary eremitic | |
| Examples: | "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony" "a lone wolf" "a man of a solitary disposition" |
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| Related terms: | unsocial | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking companions or companionship | |
| Synonyms: | lonely alone solitary | |
| 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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| Related terms: | unaccompanied | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] characterized by or preferring solitude in mode of life | |
| Synonyms: | solitary eremitical eremitic | |
| Examples: | "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony" "a lone wolf" "a man of a solitary disposition" |
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| Related terms: | unsocial | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23634 | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] being the only one; single and isolated from others | |
| Synonyms: | only sole solitary lonesome | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | single | |
| Similar spelling: |
Loney Lon Lowney Looney Lonnie Lown Loan loin loon Lome Louanne lohan Lonna Lonny loony lowan Loewen Louann loam Lona loom Loma Loni Leone |
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