What is the meaning of lone?

adjective

• 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"
  • synonyms: alone, lonely, solitary
• Characterized by or preferring solitude.
  • usage: "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a solitary walk"
  • synonyms: lonely, solitary
• 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"
  • synonyms: lonesome, only, sole, solitary