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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
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2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
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To the misled and lonely traveler. --Milton.
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3. Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.
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4. Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from
the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
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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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