What does LONE mean?

Definitions for LONE
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

    lacking companions or companionship

    "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"

  2. lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

    characterized by or preferring solitude

    "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"

  3. lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a)adjective

    being the only one; 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"

Wiktionary

  1. loneadjective

    Solitary; having no companion.

  2. loneadjective

    Isolated or lonely; lacking companionship.

  3. loneadjective

    Sole; being the only one of a type.

  4. loneadjective

    Situated by itself or by oneself, with no neighbours.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Loneadjective

    Etymology: contracted from alone.

    Here the lone hour a blank of life displays. Richard Savage.

    Thus vanish sceptres, coronets and balls,
    And leave you in lone woods, or empty walls. Alexander Pope.

    No lone house in Wales, with a mountain and a rookery, is more contemplative than this court. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. lone

    Being alone or solitary; being without companions; unaccompanied. A person or thing that is single, solitary, or isolated can also be described as lone. In certain contexts, it could suggest independent or standalone nature.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lonenoun

    a lane. See Loanin

  2. Loneadjective

    being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or watcher

  3. Loneadjective

    single; unmarried, or in widowhood

  4. Loneadjective

    being apart from other things of the kind; being by itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a lone house

  5. Loneadjective

    unfrequented by human beings; solitary

  6. Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. alone.]

Wikidata

  1. Lone

    Lone is a Kashmiri caste in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The caste belongs to the Vaishya order. The Lone tribe is based mainly in northern Kashmir, although in the past few centuries there has been gradual diffusion of the tribe throughout the valley of Kashmir. However, now the tribe also is concentrated in the Kupwara district of the Kashmir valley. Although the vast majority of the Lone tribe speak Kashmiri as their mother tongue, significant numbers speak Shina, especially those who live in the Gurez valley. A significant number of kashmiris of Lone tribe live in central and northern punjab regions of Pakistan in cities such as Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Jhelum and Rawalpindi, in Punjab there has been a gradual tendency among kashmiri muslim immigrants to use Butt as their surname which include people from kashmiri lone tribe too.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lone

    lōn, Lonely, lōn′li, adj. alone: solitary: retired: standing by itself.—ns. Lone′liness, Lone′ness.—adj. Lone′some, solitary: dismal.—adv. Lone′somely.—n. Lone′someness. [Alone.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LONE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lone is ranked #21470 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lone surname appeared 1,217 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lone.

    63% or 767 total occurrences were White.
    13.9% or 170 total occurrences were Asian.
    12% or 146 total occurrences were Black.
    6.3% or 77 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.4% or 30 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.2% or 27 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for LONE »

  1. enol

  2. leno

  3. Leon

  4. León

  5. noel

  6. noël

  7. Noel

  8. Noël

  9. NOEL

  10. nole

  11. one L

  12. elon

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LONE in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LONE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of LONE in a Sentence

  1. Veryan Khan:

    The focus should be on whether these two terror cells and their members are connected to each other and to other self-starter cells or other lone wolf operatives.

  2. Greg Abbott:

    Our hearts are heavy at the news of the tragic death of a Texas Guardsman stationed at the border as part of Operation Lone Star. We grieve for the soldier who died and lift their family and loved ones up in prayer, the Texas National Guard plays an important role in our efforts to keep communities safe and we are grateful for their courage and commitment. The Texas Rangers will conduct a thorough investigation into this tragedy and the Texas Military Department is taking action to ensure such loss of life never happens again.

  3. Usama Shami:

    We are always concerned about lone wolf attacks.

  4. Shawn Crispin:

    Today's ruling against Reuters reporters Wa Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo on bogus charges marks a new press freedom low for Myanmar, the process that resulted in their convictions was a travesty of justice and will cast Myanmar as an anti-democratic pariah as long as they are wrongfully held behind bars. We call on Myanmar's civilian authorities to immediately release the journalists.

  5. Michela Menting:

    More than an actual criminal mastermind, he was what you would classify as a' lone actor' as opposed to an organized crime syndicate or state sponsored actor, his motivations appeared to be quite personal. ... He obviously had strong feelings about AIDS and AIDS research.

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