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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. lacking companions or companionship;
- Example: "he was alone when we met him"
- Example: "she is alone much of the time"
- Example: "the lone skier on the mountain"
- Example: "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"
- Example: "a lonely soul"
- Example: "a solitary traveler"
[syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]

2. marked by dejection from being alone;
- Example: "felt sad and lonely"
- Example: "the loneliest night of the week"
- Example: "lonesome when her husband is away"
- Example: "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"
[syn: lonely, lonesome]

3. characterized by or preferring solitude;
- Example: "a lone wolf"
- Example: "a lonely existence"
- Example: "a man of a solitary disposition"
- Example: "a solitary walk"
[syn: lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]

4. devoid of creatures;
- Example: "a lonely crossroads"
- Example: "a solitary retreat"
- Example: "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake"
[syn: lonely, solitary, unfrequented]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lonely
    adj 1: lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when
           we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone
           skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a
           tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
           [syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
    2: 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" [syn: lonely,
       lonesome]
    3: characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a
       lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; "a
       solitary walk" [syn: lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]
    4: devoid of creatures; "a lonely crossroads"; "a solitary
       retreat"; "a trail leading to an unfrequented lake" [syn:
       lonely, solitary, unfrequented]