Main entry: only, sole, solitary, lone, lonesome
Definition: being the only one; single and isolated from others
Usage: 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
Main entry: solitary, lone, lonely
Definition: characterized by or preferring solitude
Usage: a lone wolf; a lonely existence; a man of a solitary disposition; a solitary walk
Main entry: lone, lonely, alone, solitary
Definition: lacking companions or companionship
Usage: 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