lonely

lonely
    adj 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"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a
           tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
           [syn: {alone(p)}, {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
    2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely";
       "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband
       is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn: {lonely},
       {lonesome}]
    3: characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a
       lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a
       solitary walk" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonely(a)}, {solitary}]
    4: devoid of creatures; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary
       retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn:
       {lonely}, {solitary}, {unfrequented}]
    

Lonely \Lone"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lonelier}; superl. {Loneliest}.]
   [Shortened fr. alonely.]
   1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired;
      as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
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   2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
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            To the misled and lonely traveler.    --Milton.
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   3. Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.
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   4. Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from
      the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
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            I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely.
                                                  --H. James.

   Syn: Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented;
        sequestered; secluded.
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "lonely":
      abandoned, alienated, all alone, alone, aloof, apart, barren,
      companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, forsaken, friendless,
      homeless, in solitude, insular, isolated, kithless, lone, lonesome,
      one, outcast, reclusive, removed, retiring, rootless, secluded,
      separate, separated, single, single-handed, sole, solitary, solo,
      unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unassisted, unattended,
      unescorted, uninhabited, unseconded, unsocial, unsupported,
      withdrawn