Adjective: lonely (lonelier,loneliest) lown-lee
- Marked by dejection from being alone
"felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week";
- lonesome
- Lacking companions or companionship
"a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel";
- alone, lone, solitary
- Characterized by or preferring solitude
"a lonely existence";
- lone, solitary
- Rarely visited or used
"a lonely crossroads";
- solitary, unfrequented
Derived forms: loneliest, lonelier
See also: dejected, unaccompanied, uninhabited, unsocial
Encyclopedia: Lonely, Cryin’, Only