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Pronunciation : Lone"ly
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Shortened fr. alonely.]
Definition : 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 wood.

4. 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.

Syn. -- Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded.

[Compar. Lonelier; superl. Loneliest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913