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lone⋅ly

  [lohn-lee]
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–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.
  2. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.

2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.

To the misled and lonely traveler. --Milton.

3. Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.

4. Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.

I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely. --H. James.

Syn: Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : lonely
Spanish: solo,
German: einsam,
Japanese: 寂しい
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