Lonely
[lohn-lee] /ˈloʊn li/
adjective, lonelier, loneliest.
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.
; solitary; without company; companionless.
4.
remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak:
a lonely road.
5.
standing apart; isolated:
a lonely tower.
/ˈləʊnlɪ/
adjective -lier, -liest
1.
unhappy as a result of being without the companionship of others: a lonely man
2.
causing or resulting from the state of being alone: a lonely existence
3.
isolated, unfrequented, or desolate
4.
without companions; solitary
adj.
c.1600, “solitary, lone,” from lone + -ly (1). Meaning “dejected for want of company” is from 1811. Lonely heart (n.) “a lonely-hearted person” is from 1922. Lonely hearted (adj.) is attested from 1820.
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