loneliness

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lone⋅ly

[lohn-lee]

–adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est.

1.	affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.

2.	destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile.

3.	lone; solitary; without company; companionless.

4.	remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak: a lonely road.

5.	standing apart; isolated: a lonely tower.

Origin:
1600–10; lone + -ly

Related forms:

lone⋅li⋅ly, adverb

lone⋅li⋅ness, lone⋅li⋅hood, noun

Synonyms:
1. See alone. 4. uninhabited, unpopulated. 5. secluded.

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lone·ly (lōn'lē)

adj. lone·li·er, lone·li·est

1. Without companions; lone.
2. Characterized by aloneness; solitary.
3. Dejected by the awareness of being alone. See Synonyms at alone.
4. Producing such dejection: the loneliest night of the week.
Unfrequented by people; desolate: a lonely crossroads.
1. Dejected by the awareness of being alone. See Synonyms at alone.
2. Producing such dejection: the loneliest night of the week.

lone'li·ly adv., lone'li·ness n.

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