lone

adjective

1. lacking companions or companionship

- he was alone when we met him

- she is alone much of the time

- the lone skier on the mountain

Similar word(s): unaccompanied, alone, lonely, solitary

2. characterized by or preferring solitude

- a lone wolf

- a lonely existence

Similar word(s): unsocial, lonely, solitary

3. being the only one; single and isolated from others

- the lone doctor in the entire county

- a lonesome pine

Similar word(s): single, lonesome, only, sole, solitary