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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. |
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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.
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