About The Word Lonely
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Lonely
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What's The Definition Of Lonely?
[adj] 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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lonely: dejected | lonesome Related Terms | Find terms related to 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| unaccompanied | unaided | unassisted | unattended | unescorted | uninhabited | unseconded | unsocial | unsupported | withdrawn See Also | Lonely In Webster's Dictionary \Lone"ly\, a. [Compar.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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