lone

/ˈlōn/

Middle English, short for alone

adjective

  1. having no company : solitary

  2. preferring solitude

  3. only, sole

alone solitary lonely lonesome lone forlorn desolate mean isolated from others. alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms. solitary may indicate isolation as a chosen course

noun

  1. one who acts alone and without consultation or the approval of others; broadly : loner