LONELY

a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.

2.
a.

Alone, or in want of company; forsaken. To the misled and lonely traveler. Milton.

3.
a.

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

4.
a.

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.


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