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Webster 1913 Edition
Lonely
Lone′ly
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Lonelier
; sup
erl.
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
wood4.
Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
Syn. – Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lonely
LO'NELY
, a.1.
Solitary; retired; sequestered from company or neighbors; as a lonely situation; a lonely cell.2.
Solitary; as the lonely traveler.3.
Addicted to solitude or seclusion from company.Definition 2024
lonely
lonely
English
Adjective
lonely (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)
- Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- 1941, Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (music), “At Last”, performed by Glenn Miller, vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday:
- At last
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
- At last
- 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
- From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
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- (of a place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- (of a person) Without companions; solitary.
Synonyms
- (dejected): lonesome
- (unfrequented by people): desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
- (without companions): solitary, alone, unaccompanied
Related terms
Translations
of person: unhappy by feeling isolated
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of place: desolate
solitary — see solitary