The meaning of Lone

adjective

Having no one else present.

Usage examples:

She was alone that evening

adverb

On one's own.

Usage examples:

He lives alone

adjective

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.

Usage examples:

The plains of kyrenia were barren

noun

A barren tract or tracts of land.

Usage examples:

The newfoundland barrens

adjective

Having no companion; lacking companions.

adjective

(of a place) empty of people.

Usage examples:

Deserted beaches of soft sand

verb

Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Usage examples:

We feel our public representatives have deserted us

adjective

Having no people or things in it; empty

Usage examples:

These resort towns are largely deserted in winter., we parked in a deserted lot near the river.

adjective

(of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.

Usage examples:

A desolate pennine moor

verb

Make (a place) appear bleakly empty.

Usage examples:

The droughts that desolated the dry plains

adjective

(of a place) having no living things; empty

Usage examples:

A desolate landscape, when her son left for a year abroad, she felt desolate.

adjective

Separate or disconnected.

Usage examples:

A four-bedroomed detached house

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

adjective

Not emotionally involved in a situation

Usage examples:

As a writer, he took the role of a detached observer of life., their new house has a detached garage.

adjective

Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

Usage examples:

The patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing

adjective

Clearly separate and different

Usage examples:

The two languages are quite distinct from each other., the dogs are of distinct breeds., there’s a …

adjective

Clearly noticeable; that certainly exists

Usage examples:

There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

adjective

Single; separate.

Usage examples:

Individual tiny flowers

noun

A single human being as distinct from a group.

Usage examples:

Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun

A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs

Usage examples:

We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

adjective

Sad because one has no friends or company.

Usage examples:

Lonely old people whose families do not care for them

verb

Leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island.

Usage examples:

A novel about schoolboys marooned on a desert island

adjective

Of a brownish-red colour.

Usage examples:

Ornate maroon and gold wallpaper

noun

A brownish-red colour.

Usage examples:

The hat is available in either white or maroon

phrase

(of a place) remote or secluded.

Usage examples:

We're too out of the way for mains electricity

phrase

Dealt with or finished.

Usage examples:

Economic recovery will begin once the election is out of the way

phrase

Unusual, exceptional, or remarkable.

Usage examples:

He'd seen nothing out of the way

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

noun

Having very little connection with or relationship to.

Usage examples:

The theory seems rather intellectual and remote from everyday experience

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

(of a place) not seen or visited by many people; sheltered and private.

Usage examples:

The gardens are quiet and secluded

verb

Keep (someone) away from other people.

Usage examples:

I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation

adjective

Away from people and busy activities, and often hard to reach

Usage examples:

A secluded area/beach, she spent her days in the seclusion of her room.

adjective

(of a place) isolated and hidden away.

Usage examples:

A wild sequestered spot

verb

Isolate or hide away.

Usage examples:

She is sequestered in deepest dorset

adjective

A sequestered place is peaceful because it is far away from people

Usage examples:

I found a sequestered spot in the park and lay down with my book.

adjective

Only one; not one of several.

Usage examples:

A single red rose

noun

An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.

Usage examples:

The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates i…

verb

Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.

Usage examples:

One newspaper was singled out for criticism

noun

The undersurface of a person's foot.

Usage examples:

The soles of their feet were nearly black with dirt

verb

Put a new sole on to (a shoe).

Usage examples:

He wanted several pairs of boots to be soled and heeled

noun

A marine flatfish of almost worldwide distribution, important as a food fish.

Usage examples:

At a fish-and-chip shop called the balancing eel, a stone's throw from the quayside, cod, haddock, …

adjective

Done or existing alone.

Usage examples:

I live a pretty solitary life

noun

A recluse or hermit.

Usage examples:

He had something of the solitary about him

adjective

Being the only one, or not being with other similar things, often by choice

Usage examples:

I live a solitary life., he enjoys solitary walks in the wilderness.

adjective

Done by one person alone; unaccompanied.

Usage examples:

He released his second solo album

adverb

For or by one person alone.

Usage examples:

She'd spent most of her life flying solo

noun

A piece or passage of vocal or instrumental music for one performer.

Usage examples:

A blistering guitar solo

adjective

Having no companion or escort.

Usage examples:

No unaccompanied children allowed

adjective

Without anyone with you, or (of the voice or an instrument) sung or played without other musical instruments

Usage examples:

Unaccompanied teens were banned from the mall., the kids sang an unaccompanied version of "skylark."

adjective

Not escorted.

Usage examples:

Children unescorted by an adult

adjective

(of a place) visited only rarely.

Usage examples:

A region with only a few unfrequented tracks

adjective

(of a place) without inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Small uninhabited islands

adjective

Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.

Usage examples:

The situation was unique in british politics

noun

A unique person or thing.

Usage examples:

Some of lamb's writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class

The single one of its kind

adjective

(of a place) having no inhabitants.

Usage examples:

Three missiles landed in unpopulated areas